SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:20

2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

Hur became the father of Uri. Uri ⌊was⌋ the father of Bezalel.
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Hur had a son named Uri, and Uri had a son named Bezalel.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:52

2:52a These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:

The descendants of Shobal, the founder of Kiriath-jearim, included the following ⌊people⌋ .
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Shobal who ⌊founded⌋ Kiriath-jearim had descendants, including

2:52b Haroeh, half the Manahathites,

Haroeh, half the ⌊people of⌋ Manahath,
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Haroeh and half ⌊the people of⌋ Manahath.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 4:5

4:5 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

Ashur was the father of Tekoa. ⌊Ashur was the first son of Hur⌋ . He/Ashur had two wives named Helah and Naarah.
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The ⌊first son of Hur was⌋ Ashhur. He founded the town of Tekoa. He married two wives called Helah and Naarah.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 4:37

4:37a and Ziza son of Shiphi (son of Allon,

Also ⌊came⌋ Ziza ⌊who was the⌋ son of Shiphi. ⌊Shiphi was the⌋ son of Allon.
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⌊The leaders also included⌋ Ziza whose father was Shiphi. ⌊Shiphi’s⌋ father was Allon.

4:37b son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah).

⌊Allon was⌋ the son of Jedaiah. ⌊Jedaiah⌋ was the son of Shimri. ⌊Shimri⌋ was the son of Shemaiah.
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⌊The leaders also included⌋ Jedaiah who was ⌊Allon’s⌋ father. ⌊Then⌋ Shimri ⌊who was⌋ Jedaiah’s father. ⌊Then⌋ Shemaiah who was Shimri’s father.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 5:26

5:26a So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria

So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria ⌊to act⌋ .
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Therefore, the God of Israel made King Pul of Assyria ⌊make war⌋ .

5:26b (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria)

⌊King Pul was⌋ also known as Tiglath-pileser, the king of Assyria.
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⌊King Pul’s other name was⌋ Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria.

5:26c to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile.

He ⌊came and invaded the land⌋ . He took the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity.
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He ⌊and his army came and⌋ captured the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. He took them to live in Assyria.

5:26a-c (combined)

So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath-pileser) to invade the land. He took away as captives the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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So the God whom the people of Israel ⌊ought to have worshiped⌋ caused Pul, the king of Assyria, to come fight those ⌊Israelite⌋ tribes. Pul’s other name was Tiglath-pileser. His ⌊army⌋ captured the people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh. ⌊The king⌋ took them to live in ⌊various places in Assyria⌋ .

5:26d And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan,

The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the Gozan River.
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He/They took them ⌊and made them live in⌋ Halah and Habor and Hara and the Gozan River ⌊area⌋ .

5:26e where they remain to this day.

They still live there today.
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And they remained there to this very day.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:32

6:32a They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting,

They worshipped ⌊Yahweh⌋ with music/songs at the sacred tent, the dwelling place of Yahweh.
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They served by making music at the ⌊temporary⌋ house of Yahweh. ⌊They called it⌋ the tent for meeting ⌊with Yahweh⌋ .

6:32b until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

⌊Then they continued to worship Yahweh with music/songs in the temple of Yahweh which David’s son,⌋ Solomon, built in Jerusalem city.
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They did this until King Solomon built a ⌊permanent⌋ house ⌊for people to worship⌋ Yahweh in Jerusalem ⌊city⌋ .

6:32c And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.

They did all their musical duties according to the instructions ⌊Yahweh had⌋ given them.
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⌊The men who served there⌋ performed their daily tasks. They carefully followed the rules ⌊for their jobs as musicians ⌋ that Yahweh had given them.

6:31-32 (combined)

⌊King⌋ David brought the covenant box ⌊from Gibeon to Jerusalem⌋ to stay in the tent of Yahweh. ⌊Later it was put in⌋ the temple that ⌊King⌋ Solomon built for Yahweh ⌊at the same location⌋ in Jerusalem. ⌊King⌋ David chose some ⌊descendants of Levi⌋ to serve Yahweh there with music and songs. They did their work in a specific/required order/way.
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David chose some men ⌊from Levi’s clan⌋ to organize the music at the house of Yahweh’s presence in Jerusalem. They carefully performed their duties according to special rules. ⌊First⌋ they served in the tent of meeting Yahweh. ⌊Later they served⌋ at the temple of Yahweh which King Solomon built. ⌊King⌋ David had brought the covenant box ⌊of Yahweh’s presence to that location⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:64

6:64 So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

Thus, the tribe of Levi received/inherited/got their own towns and the surrounding grazing land from the other tribes of Israel.
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In this way, the ⌊other⌋ people of Israel gave Levi’s clan their own towns and the nearby open/uncultivated land.
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⌊This is how⌋ the Levites ⌊started living in⌋ these towns and the uncultivated land around these towns.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 7:16

7:16a Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh.

Machir married Maacah. Their son was Peresh.
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Machir’s wife Maacah was the mother of Peresh

7:16b His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

Peresh’s brother was Sheresh. Peresh’s sons were Ulam and Rakem.
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and Sheresh. Peresh was the father of Ulam and Rakem.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020