1 Chronicles 15:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לִבְנֵ֖י גֵּרְשׁ֑וֹם יוֹאֵ֣ל הַשָּׂ֔ר וְאֶחָ֖יו מֵאָ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃

Transliteration

livnê gēršôm yôʾēl ha-śār wə-ʾeḥāyw meʾāh û-šĕlōšîm

Grammar Details

*livnê*: preposition + masculine plural construct - for the sons of
*gēršôm*: proper name - Gershom
*yôʾēl*: proper name - Joel
*ha-śār*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the chief
*wə-ʾeḥāyw*: conjunction + masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his brothers
*meʾāh*: feminine singular number - hundred
*û-šĕlōšîm*: conjunction + cardinal number - and thirty

Word Meanings

*livnê*: for the sons of/for the descendants of
*gēršôm*: Gershom (personal name)
*yôʾēl*: Joel (personal name)
*ha-śār*: the chief/the official/the leader
*ʾeḥāyw*: his brothers/his relatives/his kinsmen

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 15:11 : 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
1 Chr 23:8 : 8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 12:6-7
2 verses
78%
6Elkanah, and Isshiah, and Azarel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korahites,
7and Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.
1 Chr 26:21-22
2 verses
78%
21The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' [houses] belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
22The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Jehovah.
1 Chr 15:8-10
3 verses
77%
8of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
9of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;
10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
1 Chr 5:4
77%
4The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
1 Chr 23:15-18
4 verses
76%
15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
17And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
1 Chr 5:7
76%
7And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
1 Chr 15:5-6
2 verses
76%
5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;
6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
1 Chr 15:17
75%
17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
2 Chr 29:12-14
3 verses
75%
12Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
13and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
1 Chr 27:20
74%
20of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the [half-] [tribe] of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
1 Chr 23:7-8
2 verses
74%
7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
1 Chr 12:3
74%
3The chief was Ahiezer; then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite, and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth, and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite,
1 Chr 7:3
73%
3And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.
Ezra 10:43
73%
43Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.
1 Chr 6:16-17
2 verses
72%
16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
1 Chr 4:35
72%
35and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
Num 3:17-19
3 verses
72%
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
19And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Num 3:24
72%
24And the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
1 Chr 5:12-13
2 verses
72%
12Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
13And their brethren of their fathers' houses: Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven.
Gen 46:11
71%
11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 9:6
71%
6And of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
1 Chr 6:1
71%
1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 6:43
71%
43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
Num 26:57
71%
57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
1 Chr 23:11
71%
11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
1 Chr 7:7
71%
7And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
Ezra 8:5
71%
5Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.
Num 4:38
71%
38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers' houses,
Exod 6:17
71%
17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
1 Chr 25:14
71%
14the seventh to Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Num 4:41
71%
41These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all that did serve in the tent of meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah.
1 Chr 7:11
70%
11All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' [houses], mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, that were able to go forth in the host for war.
Ezra 8:10
70%
10And of the sons of Shelomith, the son of Josiphiah; and with him a hundred and threescore males.
1 Chr 6:21
70%
21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
Ezra 10:31
70%
31And [of] the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,