25:9a The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph,

The 1st lot chosen was for Joseph from Asaph’s clan
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The first lot fell to Joseph of the Asaph clan (New Living Translation (2004))

25:9b his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

and his sons and relatives. The total number was 12. (New International Reader’s Version)
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and 12 (twelve) of his sons and relatives.

25:9c the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

Second, there were 12 men chosen from Gedaliah’s sons and relatives. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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The second lot was for Gedaliah and his relatives and sons. The total number was 12 (twelve).

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26:10a Hosah the Merarite also had sons: Shimri the first

⌊Merari was descended from the tribe of Levi.⌋ Hosah was one of the descendants of Merari. He had a son named Shimri who was a leader ⌊among his brothers⌋ .
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Hosah was a descendant of Merari ⌊whose father was Levi⌋ . Hosah was the father of Shimri.

26:10b (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),

Although he was not Hosah’s firstborn son he was given the rights of the eldest son.
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Hosah regarded/treated Shimri as his firstborn son although he was not born first.

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27:10a The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite.

⌊The commander in charge⌋ of the seventh division was Helez. He served in the seventh month ⌊of the year⌋ . Helez was from Pelon ⌊town⌋ . He was from the tribe of Ephraim.
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Helez was responsible for the seventh troop during the seventh month ⌊of the year⌋ . Helez was from the clan of Ephraim. He came from Pelon ⌊town/village⌋ .

27:10b There were 24,000 men in his division.

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

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28:8a So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God,

“Therefore, I command you(plur) to listen in the presence of Yahweh and his people. The descendants of Israel/Jacob will be your(plur) witnesses.
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Then David continued speaking, “Therefore, people of Israel, you are gathered before Yahweh. You are witnesses to each other and God is listening. Hear(plur) and consider(plur) what I say.
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“Now I am telling you(plur) this in front of all Yahweh’s people, the people of Israel. God can also hear what I am saying.

28:8b keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God,

Take(plur) care to obey and study all the instructions Yahweh your(plur) God gave you(plur).
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You(plur) must be careful to obey all the laws/rules of your(plur) God, Yahweh.

28:8c so that you may possess this good land

If you(plur) do, God will give you this fertile/productive land.
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Then you(plur) will have/own this good/pleasant country.

28:8d and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants forever.

Forever your(plur) descendants will inherit it from you(plur).”
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In the future, you(plur) will give it to your descendants to live in.”
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And after you die your(plur) family line will keep it for all time.”

28:8a–d (reordered)

“Our(incl.) God is Yahweh. He will give you(plur) this good land. Your(plur) descendants will live in it forever. But you, O people of Israel, must follow all Yahweh’s commands in order to inherit/own this land. I am telling you this in the hearing of each other and with Yahweh as your witness. I challenge you to carefully/diligently obey him.”

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29:19a And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes

Also make my son Solomon keep your(sing) commands, laws and requirements with an undivided heart/mind.
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Give my son Solomon a completely devoted heart/mind/will to obey your(sing) rules and instructions.

29:19b and to build Your palace

Enable him to complete the temple
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Enable him to build a beautiful house for you(sing)

29:19c for which I have made provision.”

using these provisions/gifts I have gathered/prepared.”
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according to the materials and plans I have provided.”

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1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

Kenan ⌊was the father of⌋ Mahalalel. ⌊Mahalalel was the father of⌋ Jared. ⌊Jared was the father of Enoch.⌋
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Kenan ⌊had a son named⌋ Mahalalel. ⌊Mahalalel had a son named⌋ Jared. ⌊Jared had son named Enoch.⌋

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Section 4:34-37

These were Abraham’s descendants through his son Issac

1:34a Abraham was the father of Isaac.

Abraham ⌊also had a son named⌋ Isaac.
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Isaac was Abraham’s son.

1:34b The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

Isaac ⌊had two⌋ sons: Esau and Israel.
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Isaac was the father of ⌊two⌋ sons. ⌊Their names were⌋ Esau and Jacob.

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