27:8a The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite.

⌊The commander in charge⌋ of the fifth division was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah. He served in the fifth month ⌊of the year⌋ .
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Shamhuth was responsible for the fifth troop during the fifth month ⌊of the year⌋ . He was from the clan/family of Izrah.

27:8b There were 24,000 men in his division.

Shamhuth supervised twenty-four thousand fighting men.
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Shamhuth was the chief/leader of twenty-four thousand (24,000) soldiers.

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