SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020 – Page 4

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 24:30

24:30a And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. (Translation for Translators)
-or-
Mushi was the father of Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

24:30b These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.

That is the list of the Levites, with the leaders of each family. (EEB)
-or-
These are the leaders of the Levite families. They are listed by their families. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

© 2020 by SIL International®
Made available under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License (CC BY-SA) creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0.
All Scripture quotations in this publication, unless otherwise indicated, are from The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible.
BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 25:31

25:31 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all

Twenty-fourth, there were 12 men chosen from Romamti-ezer’s sons and relatives. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
-or-
The twenty-fourth lot fell to Romamti-ezer and 12 (twelve) of his sons and relatives.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 26:32

26:32a Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families.

⌊King David chose⌋ twenty seven hundred relatives of Jerijah. They were strong and experienced leaders in their clans.
-or-
Jerijah had two thousand seven hundred (2,700) kinsmen who were skilled soldiers and chiefs of their families.

26:32b King David appointed them over the Reubenites,

King David appointed/chose them to supervise the tribe of Reuben,
-or-
King David gave them authority over ⌊the activities of⌋ the descendants of Reuben

26:32c the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God

the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of East Manasseh. ⌊Jerijah’s relatives⌋ served both Yahweh
-or-
and Gad and the sub-tribe of Manasseh ⌊which lived east of the Jordan River⌋ . They served Yahweh in the temple

26:32d and to the affairs of the king.

and the king in every matter ⌊relating to these tribes⌋ .
-or-
and they managed the king’s affairs.

26:32a–d (combined)

Jerijah and 2,700 of his skilled relatives were the officials in charge of all religious and government business in the Israelite territories east of the Jordan River. The tribes of Reuben, Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh ⌊lived in these territories⌋ .
-or-
King David chose Jerijah and two thousand seven hundred (2,700) of his relatives. He chose/selected them to supervise every matter having to do with himself or with God/Yahweh. Jeriah’s relatives were men skilled at leading their own families. They also looked after the ⌊three tribes that lived east of the Jordan river⌋ . ⌊These ⌋ tribes were Reuben and Gad and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 27:32

27:32a David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe.

⌊King⌋ David’s uncle was Jonathan. He was a man with understanding and wise advice. He was also a scribe/teacher.
-or-
Jonathan was a good advisor/counsellor. He was a well educated man/scholar. He was ⌊King⌋ David’s father’s brother.

27:32b Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.

⌊Jonathan and⌋ Hachmoni’s son Jehiel taught the king’s sons.
-or-

⌊Jonathan and a man named⌋ Jehiel were responsible for ⌊the education of⌋ King David’s sons. The father of Jehiel was Hachmoni.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 29:9

29:9a And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders,

The people ⌊of Israel⌋ were happy that their leaders
-or-
Everybody rejoiced that their leaders wanted to give/contribute.

29:9b for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly.

had freely and sincerely given ⌊gifts⌋ to Yahweh.
-or-
The leaders willingly gave/donated ⌊articles/things to use for the house of⌋ Yahweh.

29:9c And King David also rejoiced greatly.

King David was also very happy.
-or-
David, their king, also rejoiced ⌊that the leaders had generously given their own things⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:3

1:3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech.

Enoch ⌊was the father of⌋ Methuselah. ⌊Methuselah was the father of⌋ Lamech. ⌊Lamech was the father of Noah.⌋
-or-
Enoch ⌊had a son named⌋ Methuselah. ⌊Methuselah had a son named⌋ Lamech. ⌊Lamech had a son named Noah.⌋

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:35

1:35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Esau’s sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, amd Korah.
-or-

⌊Issac’s first son⌋ Esau ⌊was the father of five⌋ sons. ⌊Their names were⌋ Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:13

2:13a Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn;

Jesse had a son named Eliab. ⌊Eliab was⌋ Jesse’s firstborn son.
-or-
Jesse’s firstborn son was Eliab.

2:13b Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

⌊Jessie’s⌋ second son was Abinadab. ⌊Jessie’s⌋ third ⌊son was⌋ Shimea.
-or-
The second son ⌊of Jesse⌋ was Abinadab. The third ⌊son of Jessie⌋ was Shimea.

Search

Step into the multitudes of languages of the Bible and join the worldwide conversation!

Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020