1 Chronicles 27:4

“Over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his division and Mikloth the leader; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.”

1 Chronicles 27:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 27:4, word by word

the divisionמַחֲלֹקֶתmachaloket

division

Division: each of the parts into which a group is divided.

Where else “machaloket” appears
of the secondשֵּׁנִיsheni

second

The one that comes after the first; the other of two.

Where else “sheni” appears
monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chodesh” appears
was Dodaiדּוֹדַיdoday

Dodai

Dodai: a commander of David's army, the Ahohite; he may be the same Dodo of 11:12.

Where else “doday” appears
the Ahohiteאֲחוֹחִיachochi

Ahohite

Ahohite: a descendant of Ahoah, of the tribe of Benjamin. Several of David's mighty men are called this (Eleazar son of Dodo, Zalmon).

Where else “achochi” appears
and Miklothמִקְלוֹתmiklot

Mikloth

Mikloth: the name of two Israelites: one of Benjamin, at Gibeon, and an officer of David.

Where else “miklot” appears
the leaderנָּגִידnagid

leader

Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.

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twenty-fourעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
twenty-fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

Where else “arbaa” appears
thousandאָלֶףalef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

Where else “alef” appears

Translation note

The Hebrew is difficult in the middle of the verse; word for word it says, “Dodai the Ahohite and his division and Mikloth the leader.”

The context

3He was of the sons of Perez, the head of all the commanders of the armies for the first month.

4 · This verse (above)

5The third commander of the army, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest, as head; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.

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