1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 24:31
31As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites— the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | לְעֻמַּ֣ת׀ | lə·‘um·maṯ | Preposition-l | H5980 juxtaposition |
| their brothers | אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם | ’ă·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| the descendants | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Aaron did | אַהֲרֹ֗ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| they | הֵ֨ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| also | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| cast | וַיַּפִּילוּ֩ | way·yap·pî·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| lots | גּוֹרָל֜וֹת | gō·w·rā·lō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H1486 lot |
| in the presence | לִפְנֵ֨י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of King | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| David | דָוִ֤יד | ḏā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and of Zadok | וְצָד֣וֹק | wə·ṣā·ḏō·wq | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6659 Tsadok |
| Ahimelech | וַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ | wa·’ă·ḥî·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H288 Achimelek |
| and the heads | וְרָאשֵׁי֙ | wə·rā·šê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of the families | הָֽאָב֔וֹת | hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| of the priests | לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים | lak·kō·hă·nîm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and Levites | וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם | wə·lal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| the family | אָב֣וֹת | ’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| heads | הָרֹ֔אשׁ | hā·rōš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| and their younger | הַקָּטָֽן׃ס | haq·qā·ṭān | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| brothers | אָחִ֥יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| alike | לְעֻמַּ֖ת | lə·‘um·maṯ | Preposition-l | H5980 juxtaposition |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.