SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020 – Page 12

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:27

1:27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).

⌊Terah was the father of⌋ Abram. He is also called Abraham.
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⌊And Terah had a son named⌋ Abram (who is also called Abraham).

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:5

2:5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

The sons of Perez ⌊were⌋ Hezron and Hamul.
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⌊Judah’s son⌋ Perez had ⌊two sons⌋ . They ⌊were named⌋ Hezron and Hamul.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:37

2:37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,

Zabad became Ephlal’s father, and Ephlal was the father of Obed.
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Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 3:14

3:14 Amon his son, and Josiah his son.

Manasseh had a son called Amon, and Amon had a son called Josiah.
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Amon was the son of Manasseh, and Josiah was the son of Amon.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 4:22

4:22a Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph,

⌊Another son of Shelah was⌋ Jokim. ⌊Shelah’s other descendants were⌋ the men of Cozeba. ⌊Shelah’s other sons included⌋ Joash and Saraph.
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⌊Another son of Shelah was⌋ Jokim. ⌊Shelah was the ancestor of⌋ the men of Cozeba. Joash and Saraph ⌊were two more of Shelah’s sons⌋ .

4:22b who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem.

They(dual) ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem.
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Joash and Saraph ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem.

4:22c (These names are from ancient records.)

These names above were written from of old.
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The names ⌊listed above⌋ all came from ancient times.

4:21-22 (combined and reordered)

Shelah was the son of Judah. Shelah’s sons were Er, Laadah, Jokim, Joash, Saraph who ruled Moab and Jashubi-Lehem. Er was the father of Lekah and Laadah was the father of Mareshah. Other clans that were descendants of Shelah worked with linen at Beth-Ashbea. And other descendants of Shelah lived in Cozeba. (These lists are from old books.) (Easy English Bible)

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 5:11

5:11 The descendants of Gad lived next to the Reubenites in the land of Bashan, as far as Salecah:

The tribe of Gad lived to the north of Reuben in the land of Bashan as far east as Salecah. (GNTD)
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The tribe of Gad lived in the region of Bashan, north of the Reuben tribe. Gad’s territory extended all the way to the town of Salecah. (CEVUK)

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:17

6:17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei. (Translation for Translators)
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⌊Levi’s son⌋ Gershon ⌊was⌋ the father of Libni and Shimei.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:49

6:49a But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place.

Aaron and his clan did all the duties of the holy place ⌊in the house of Yahweh⌋ .
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But the task of presenting offerings belonged only to Aaron and his descendants. They did all the necessary work associated with the Holiest Room ⌊in the house of Yahweh⌋ .
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However, only Aaron and his family line ⌊were allowed to serve as priests for Yahweh.⌋ They ⌊alone⌋ did all the work for the room where God was present.

6:49b They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense

These priests brought the sacrifices to the table of offerings and ⌊they burned the incense⌋ on the table of incense.
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They prepared ⌊
some⌋ offerings/gifts on the platform of completely burnt sacrifices. ⌊They prepared other offerings/gifts⌋ on the platform for burning sweet smelling oils.
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They were the ones who brought sacrifices and offerings to the ⌊two⌋ gift tables ⌊of Yahweh⌋ . ⌊They prepared and presented the drink/wine, grain, and⌋ animal sacrifices and the incense/oils ⌊that made a pleasing smell/fragrance to/for Yahweh⌋ .

6:49c to make atonement for Israel,

in order to make peace between Yahweh and ⌊the people of⌋ Israel
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⌊They gave the sacrifices⌋ to Yahweh so that he would not be angry about the wrong/bad/evil things ⌊the people of⌋ Israel had done.
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⌊They did this so that the⌋ Israelites would be pure and without guilt before Yahweh.

6:49d according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

in the way Yahweh’s servant Moses had commanded them.
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They followed the rules for this work that Moses, God’s special man/servant, had written.
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Moses, who had served Yahweh faithfully/well, commanded them to do this work in a certain way and they obeyed.

6:48–49 (reordered)

⌊Thus the musicians served Yahweh in front of the sacred tent of Yahweh’s presence. The first high priest,⌋ Aaron, and his descendants prepared the offerings and sacrifices. ⌊They put them⌋ on the altar/platform in the Very Sacred/Special Place ⌊inside the sacred tent⌋ . ⌊They did all the work⌋ to remove the sins/guilt of the people of Israel. ⌊They worked⌋ according to the instructions Yahweh had told them through his servant/prophet Moses. The remaining Levites did all the other duties required for the sacred tent.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020