SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 17:27

17:27a So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant,

Now it has pleased you ⌊Yahweh,⌋ to bless ⌊my house,⌋ the house of your servant.
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You have chosen to bless ⌊my⌋ family,

17:27b that it may continue forever before You.

⌊You did that,⌋ so that ⌊my house⌋ may continue ⌊to rule⌋ forever before you.
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so that ⌊my⌋ descendants will be ⌊kings⌋ forever in your presence.

17:27c For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”

For you Yahweh, have blessed ⌊my house⌋ , and it will be blessed forever.
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⌊They will be kings⌋ because you, Yahweh, have blessed ⌊my descendants⌋ , and you will keep on blessing them forever.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 19:15

19:15a When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled,

The Ammonites saw the Arameans fleeing ⌊from Joab⌋ .
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The ⌊army of⌋ Ammon saw that the Syrian ⌊army⌋ ran ⌊away from Joab’s soldiers⌋ .

19:15b they too fled before Joab’s brother Abishai, and they entered the city.

⌊So⌋ they also fled from Abishai, the brother ⌊of Joab⌋ , and went into the city.
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⌊The Ammonite army saw that⌋ the Arameans/Syrians ran ⌊away from the soldiers of⌋ Abishai, ⌊Joab’s⌋ brother. ⌊So the Ammonites⌋ retreated ⌊back⌋ into their city.

19:15c So Joab went back to Jerusalem.

⌊As a result⌋ , Joab returned to Jerusalem.
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Therefore, Joab ⌊and his soldiers⌋ went back to Jerusalem.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 21:20

21:20a Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel;

Ornan had been beating out his grain when he turned around and saw the angel.
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The angel appeared just when Ornan was threshing his grain. Ornan saw him.

21:20b and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.

His four (4) sons were with him. ⌊They also saw the angel and were afraid. So they ran away and⌋ hid.
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Ornan’s 4 sons were helping him. When they saw the angel, they were afraid and ran away to hide.

21:20:a–b (combined)

Ornan and his 4 sons were hitting their food plants until the seeds fell out. When he and his sons turned around and saw the angel, they were terrified and hid themselves.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 23:3

23:3a The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted,

Every male Levite who was at least 30 years old was counted. (God’s Word)
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His/David’s men counted all the Levites who were thirty (30) years old or older.

23:3b and the total number of men was 38,000.

There were thirty eight thousand (38,000) ⌊Levites⌋ .
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Their number was 38,000 men. (Easy English Bible)

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 24:3

24:3a With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok

Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, (Translation for Translators)
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Zadok from Eleazar’s clan

24:3b and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech,

and Ahimelek, who was a descendant of Ithamar,
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and Ahimelek from Ithamar’s clan

24:3c David divided them according to the offices of their service.

helped David. They placed the priests in divisions according to their appointed duties.
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helped David. Together they organized the priests into groups for their service.

24:3a–c (combined)

David, Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelek of the sons of Ithamar divided them into offices by their tasks.
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Zadok and Ahimelech helped David to put Aaron’s descendants into groups. Zadok was a descendant of Eleazar. Ahimelek was a descendant of Ithamar. They told each group what their work would be to serve God. (EEB)

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 25:4

25:4a From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth,

From the family of Heman came his sons Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, Jerimoth,
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From the sons of Heman were Bukkiah and Mattaniah and Uzziel and Shubael and Jerimoth and

25:4b Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer,

Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer,
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Hananiah and Hanani and Eliathah and Giddalti and Romamti-ezer and

25:4c Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
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Joshbekashah and Mallothi and Hothir and Mahazioth.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 26:5

26:5a Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth.

Obed-edom’s sixth son was Ammiel. His seventh son was Issachar. His eighth son was Peullethai.
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and Ammiel and Issachar and Peullethai.

26:5b For God had blessed Obed-edom.

God blessed Obed-edom ⌊with many sons⌋ .
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Obed-edom ⌊had many sons because⌋ God was good/kind to him.
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It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons. (Translation for Translators)

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 27:5

27:5a The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest.

The commander in charge of the third division was Benaiah, the priest Jehoiada’s son. ⌊Benaiah served⌋ in the third month ⌊of the year⌋ .
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Benaiah was responsible for the third troop during the third month ⌊of the year⌋ . Benaiah’s father was Jehoiada the priest.

27:5b There were 24,000 men in his division.

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

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