1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 24:4

⁴Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Since more	רַבִּ֞ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
leaders	לְרָאשֵׁ֧י	lə·rā·šê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
were found	וַיִּמָּצְא֣וּ	way·yim·mā·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
among Eleazar’s	אֶלְעָזָ֡ר	’el·‘ā·zār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H499 Elazar
descendants	בְֽנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
than	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
of Ithamar	אִיתָמָ֖ר	’î·ṯā·mār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H385 Ithamar
they were divided accordingly	וַֽיַּחְלְק֑וּם	way·yaḥ·lə·qūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H2505 divide, share
sixteen	שִׁשָּׁ֣ה	šiš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H8337 six
heads	רָאשִׁ֤ים	rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7218 head
of families	אָבוֹת֙	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
from the descendants	לִבְנֵ֨י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Eleazar	אֶלְעָזָ֜ר	’el·‘ā·zār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H499 Elazar
and eight	שְׁמוֹנָֽה׃	šə·mō·w·nāh	Number - masculine singular	H8083 eight
from the descendants	וְלִבְנֵ֧י	wə·liḇ·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Ithamar	אִיתָמָ֛ר	’î·ṯā·mār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H385 Ithamar

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.