SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020 – Page 6

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:41

1:41a The son of Anah: Dishon.

Anah’s son ⌊was called⌋ Dishon.
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⌊Zibeon’s second son⌋ Anah ⌊had a⌋ son ⌊called⌋ Dishon.

1:41b The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

The sons of Dishon ⌊were⌋ Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
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Dishon ⌊had four⌋ sons. ⌊Their names were⌋ Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:19

2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.

After the death of Azubah, Caleb married ⌊a woman called⌋ Ephrath. She gave birth to Hur.
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When ⌊Caleb’s wife⌋ Azubah died, he married Ephrath. ⌊Together they⌋ had ⌊a son named⌋ Hur.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2:51

2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

Salma founded ⌊the town of⌋ Bethlehem, and Hareph founded ⌊the town of⌋ Beth-gader.
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⌊Hur’s son⌋ Salma ⌊established the city of⌋ Bethlehem. ⌊Hur’s other son⌋ Hareph established ⌊the city of⌋ Beth-gader.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 4:4

4:4a Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.

Gedor’s father was Penuel, and Hushah’s father was Ezer.
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Penuel founded ⌊the town⌋ of Gedor, and Ezer founded ⌊the town⌋ of Hushah.

4:4b These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.

Hur was the firstborn of Ephrathah, and he was the ancestor of ⌊the people of⌋ Bethlehem. Hur had the following descendants.
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Hur was the oldest son of his father Caleb’s wife Ephrath, and his descendants founded the city of Bethlehem. Hur had three sons. (GNTD)

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 4:36

4:36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

⌊Then also came⌋ Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah.
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⌊These leaders also included⌋ Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 5:25

5:25a But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers

But these tribes sinned against the God of their forefathers.
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⌊The people of the tribes of Reuben, Gad,⌋ and East Manasseh worshipped other gods. They did not worship the God their ancestors had worshipped.

5:25b and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land,

They worshiped the gods of the people who lived in the land.
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Instead, they worshiped the gods of the people of the land,

5:25c whom God had destroyed before them.

They were the nations which God destroyed.
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whom God had forced out for them.

5:25a-c

God won the war against the people who were living in the land before the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh came. He was their ancestors’ God. They should have worshipped him, but they didn’t. Instead, they worshipped the gods of those people that God had destroyed.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:31

Section 6:31–47

These were the musicians for the tent of meeting

6:31a These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD

⌊King⌋ David gave the following men the responsibility for organizing the music ⌊for worship⌋ in the house of Yahweh.
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⌊Some men in the clan of Levi⌋ served in the house of Yahweh with songs/music. David appointed them ⌊to do this⌋
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⌊King⌋ David chose these Levites to lead the music in the tent of Yahweh’s presence

6:31b after the ark rested there.

⌊They began this task⌋ after ⌊the tribe of Levi⌋ had brought the box of Yahweh’s covenant/promise ⌊to Jerusalem⌋ . ⌊They⌋ kept/put it in the sacred tent.
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after the sacred chest arrived there at its ⌊permanent⌋ resting place.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 6:63

6:63a The Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities

Twelve towns were selected by lot for the clans of Merari’s descendants.
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The clans descended from ⌊Levi’s son⌋ Merari received twelve (12) towns which were distributed among them.
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The descendants of Merari, according to their families, received twelve towns by lot/stone/stick

6:63b from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

⌊They received/inherited/got these⌋ from ⌊the territory of the⌋ tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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Reuben and Gad and Zebulun’s clans ⌊gave them these towns⌋ .
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from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.

6:63a–b (reordered)

The descendants of Reuben and Gad and Zebulun gave/donated/allocated twelve towns to the descendants of Merari.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 2020