SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:22

1:22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

⌊Joktan’s other descendants were⌋ Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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⌊Joktan’s other descendants were the people of⌋ Obal, ⌊the people of⌋ Abimael, ⌊and the people of⌋ Sheba.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:54

1:54a Magdiel, and Iram.

⌊clan leader⌋ Magdiel, and ⌊clan leader⌋ Iram.
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Magdiel, and Iram.

1:54b These were the chiefs of Edom.

All of these were the leaders of families of Edom.
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These ⌊men just listed⌋ were the clan leaders of ⌊the people of⌋ Edom.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:32

2:32a The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan.

Shammai’s brother Jada had two sons. ⌊They were⌋ Jether and Jonathan.
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Jada, who was a brother to Shammai, had two sons. ⌊They were⌋ Jether and Jonathan.

2:32b Jether died without children.

Jether died without having children.
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Jether died childless.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 3:9

3:9a These were all the sons of David,

They all were the sons of David,
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⌊Apart from⌋ these sons of David,

3:9b besides the sons by his concubines.

⌊not including⌋ the sons he had with his concubines.
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⌊he had other sons⌋ by his wives of lower status.

3:9c And Tamar was their sister.

Tamar was the sister to the sons of David ⌊by his rightful wives⌋ .
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David’s sons by ⌊his official wives⌋ had a sister called Tamar.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 4:17

4:17a The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.

The sons of Ezrah ⌊were⌋ Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.
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Ezrah ⌊was⌋ the father of sons ⌊named⌋ Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.

4:17b And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah

One of the wives of Mered, whose name was Bithiah, bore him Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah.
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One of the women Mered married ⌊was called Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh⌋ . She became the mother of Miriam,(fem) Shammai, and Ishbah.

4:17c the father of Eshtemoa.

Ishbah ⌊was⌋ the father of Eshtemoa.
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Ishbah was the founder of ⌊the town of⌋ Eshtemoa.

4:17b-c (reordered)

These are the sons of Bithiah, ⌊the daughter of Pharaoh,⌋ whom Mered married. She conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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Mered married ⌊Pharaoh’s daughter named⌋ Bithiah. She gave birth to Miriam(fem) , and ⌊two sons⌋ who were Shammai and Ishbah. ⌊Ishbah was⌋ the founder of ⌊the town of⌋ Eshtemoa.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 5:6

5:6a and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile.

Beerah ⌊was⌋ the son of Baal. ⌊Then⌋ Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria came and captured Beerah and took him to ⌊live in Assyria⌋ .
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Baal ⌊was⌋ the father of Beerah, whom Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, took into exile.

5:6b Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

Beerah became a leader of the Reubenites.
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Beerah became a leader of the tribe of Reuben.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:12

6:12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Shallum,

Ahitub’s son was Zadok. Zadok’s son was Shallum.
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Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:44

6:44a On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari:

Heman and Asaph’s helper was from the clan of Merari. ⌊He stood⌋ at Heman’s left side.
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⌊That leading musician, Heman, had Ethan⌋ as his other assistant. ⌊Ethan was⌋ his relative from the clan of ⌊Levi’s son⌋ Merari.
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The descendants of Merari ⌊were serving⌋ on Heman’s left side. ⌊They were led by Heman and Asaph’s fellow Levite, Ethan.⌋

6:44b Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

Ethan ⌊was⌋ the son of Kishi. ⌊Kishi was⌋ the son of Abdi. ⌊Abdi was⌋ the son of Malluk.
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Ethan’s father ⌊was⌋ Kishi. Kishi’s father ⌊was⌋ Abdi. Abdi’s father ⌊was⌋ Malluk.
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⌊Ethan’s family line went back to Levi like this:⌋ Ethan, Kishi, Abdi, Malluk,

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020