1 Chronicles 27

1 Chronicles 27 details King David's organizational structure for Israel's military and government, including twelve rotating divisions of 24,000 soldiers each (serving one month per year) under appointed commanders, tribal leaders, and royal stewards overseeing various resources.[1][2] The chapter emphasizes David's God-centered administration of the nation's defense, agriculture, livestock, and wealth in preparation for Solomon's reign and the future temple.[2]

Interlinear Text

Now the sons of Israel according to their number the chiefs of the fathers and the captains of thousands and the hundreds and their officers who served - the king in all matters of the divisions coming in and going out month by month through all months of the year the division one twenty and four thousand
1 וּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) Now the sons HC/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp לְֽ/מִסְפָּרָ֡/ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌 lemiseparam according to their number HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey the chiefs HNcmpc הָ/אָב֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers HTd/Ncmpa וְ/שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉 vesarey and the captains HC/Ncmpc הָֽ/אֲלָפִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 haalafim of thousands HTd/Acbpa וְ/הַ/מֵּא֡וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 vehameot and the hundreds HC/Td/Acbpa וְ/שֹׁטְרֵי/הֶם֩ 𐤅/𐤔𐤈𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veshotereyhem and their officers HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp הַ/מְשָׁרְתִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤌 hamesharetim who served HTd/Vprmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol in all HR/Ncmsc דְּבַ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar matters HNcmsc הַֽ/מַּחְלְק֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤕 hamacheleqot of the divisions HTd/Ncfpa הַ/בָּאָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤄 habaah coming in HTd/Vqrfsa וְ/הַ/יֹּצֵאת֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕 vehayotset and going out HC/Td/Vqrfsa חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) month HNcmsa בְּ/חֹ֔דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bechodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) by month HR/Ncmsa לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol-2 through all HR/Ncmsc חָדְשֵׁ֣י 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉 chadeshey Umwenshi (Bemba) months HNcmpc הַ/שָּׁנָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤄 hashanah of the year HTd/Ncfsa הַֽ/מַּחֲלֹ֨קֶת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕 hamachaloqet the division HTd/Ncfsa הָֽ/אַחַ֔ת 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤕 haachat Eka (Bemba) one HTd/Acfsa עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and four HC/Acmsa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand HAcbsa