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

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וּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) Now the sons and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְֽ/מִסְפָּרָ֡/ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤌 lemiseparam according to their number to their count to their number HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey the chiefs heads of heads of HNcmpc הָ/אָב֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa וְ/שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉 vesarey and the captains and chiefs of and chiefs of HC/Ncmpc הָֽ/אֲלָפִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 haalafim of thousands the thousands the thousands HTd/Acbpa וְ/הַ/מֵּא֡וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 vehameot and the hundreds and the hundreds and the hundreds HC/Td/Acbpa וְ/שֹׁטְרֵי/הֶם֩ 𐤅/𐤔𐤈𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veshotereyhem and their officers and their administrative officers and their officers HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp הַ/מְשָׁרְתִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤌 hamesharetim who served the ministering-ones the ministering-ones HTd/Vprmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/כֹ֣ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol kila (Swahili) in all to the entirety of to all HR/Ncmsc דְּבַ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar Ndaba (Zulu) matters word of word of HNcmsc הַֽ/מַּחְלְק֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤕 hamacheleqot of the divisions the assigned divisions the assigned divisions HTd/Ncfpa הַ/בָּאָ֤ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤄 habaah coming in she came the coming one HTd/Vqrfsa וְ/הַ/יֹּצֵאת֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕 vehayotset and going out and the emerging one and the one going HC/Td/Vqrfsa חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh mwenshi (Bemba) month renewal-moon new-moon HNcmsa בְּ/חֹ֔דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bechodesh mwenshi (Bemba) by month in new-moon renewal in month HR/Ncmsa לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol-2 kila (Swahili) through all to the entirety of to all HR/Ncmsc חָדְשֵׁ֣י 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉 chadeshey mwenshi (Bemba) months new-moons of months of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׁנָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤄 hashanah of the year the year-cycle the year-cycle HTd/Ncfsa הַֽ/מַּחֲלֹ֨קֶת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕 hamachaloqet the division the apportioned division the division HTd/Ncfsa הָֽ/אַחַ֔ת 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤕 haachat Eka (Bemba) one the one the one HTd/Acfsa עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבָּעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 vearebaah and four and four and four HC/Acmsa אָֽלֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand thousand-group thousand-group HAcbsa
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יוֹאָ֨ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son HNcmsc צְרוּיָ֜ה 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤉𐤄 tseruyah Zeruiah Balsamed One Tseruyah HNp הֵחֵ֤ל 𐤄𐤇𐤋 hechel began he caused to begin he began HVhp3ms לִ/מְנוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 limenot to count to count out to count HR/Vqc וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn כִלָּ֔ה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 khilah finished he brought to completion he finished HVpp3ms וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms בָ/זֹ֛את 𐤁/𐤆𐤀𐤕 vazot in this in this one in this HR/Pdxfs קֶ֖צֶף 𐤒𐤑𐤐 qetsef wrath outburst of wrath wrath HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not and not and not HC/Tn עָלָה֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) went up he ascended it ascended HVqp3ms הַ/מִּסְפָּ֔ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 hamisepar the number the count the number HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/מִסְפַּ֥ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 bemisepar in the account in counted number of in the number of HR/Ncmsc דִּבְרֵֽי 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) of the words words of the words of HNcmpc הַ/יָּמִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim of the days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa לַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe of the king to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa דָּוִֽיד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp
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