1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 23:14–17

14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.

17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

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1 Chronicles 23:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As for Mosesוּמֹשֶׁ֖הū·mō·šehConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
the manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
his sonsבָּנָ֕יוbā·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
were namedיִקָּרְא֖וּyiq·qā·rə·’ūVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7121 call, proclaim, read
amongעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטšê·ḇeṭNoun - masculine singular constructH7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Leviהַלֵּוִֽי׃hal·lê·wîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3878 Levi

1 Chronicles 23:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֖םgê·rə·šōmNoun - proper - masculine singularH1647 Gereshom
and Eliezerוֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zerConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH461 Eliezer

1 Chronicles 23:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Gershomגֵרְשׁ֖וֹםḡê·rə·šō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH1647 Gereshom
Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵ֥לšə·ḇū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7619 Shebuel, Shubael
was the firstהָרֹֽאשׁ׃hā·rōšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7218 head

1 Chronicles 23:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The descendantsבְנֵי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר’ĕ·lî·‘e·zerNoun - proper - masculine singularH461 Eliezer
Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֣הrə·ḥaḇ·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH7345 Rechabjah
wasוַיִּֽהְי֥וּway·yih·yūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the firstהָרֹ֑אשׁhā·rōšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7218 head
Eliezerלֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙le·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zerPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH461 Eliezer
did notוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
haveהָיָ֤הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
any otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
sonsבָּנִ֣יםbā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
but the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Rehabiahרְחַבְיָ֖הrə·ḥaḇ·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH7345 Rechabjah
were veryלְמָֽעְלָה׃lə·mā·‘ə·lāhPreposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singularH4605 higher part
numerousרָב֥וּrā·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7235 be, or become, much, many, great

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Chronicles 23:14 Deuteronomy 33:1 · Psalm 90:1 · 1 Chronicles 26:23–25

1 Chronicles 23:15 Exodus 18:3–4 · Exodus 2:22

1 Chronicles 23:16 1 Chronicles 26:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.