1 Chronicles 8:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

These were heads of fathers' [houses] throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת לְתֹלְדוֹתָם רָאשִׁים אֵלֶּה יָשְׁבוּ בִירוּשָׁלִָם

Transliteration

ʾēlleh rāʾšê ʾābôt lə-tōldôtām rāʾšîm ʾēlleh yāšbû bî-rûšālāı͏ִm

Grammar Details

*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, plural - these
*rāʾšê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - heads of
*ʾābôt*: noun, masculine, plural - fathers/households
*lə*: preposition - by/according to
*tōldôtām*: noun, feminine, plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their generations
*rāʾšîm*: noun, masculine, plural - heads/chiefs
*yāšbû*: qal perfect, 3rd plural - dwelt/lived
*bî*: preposition - in
*rûšālāı͏ִm*: proper noun - Jerusalem

Word Meanings

*rāʾšê* *ʾābôt*: heads of fathers/patriarchs/family leaders
*tōldôtām*: their generations/their genealogies/their family records

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Referenced Verses

Josh 15:63 : 63 And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
Josh 18:28 : 28 and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, [and] Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
Judg 1:21 : 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
Neh 11:1 : 1 And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities.
Neh 11:7-9 : 7 And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah. 8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight. 9 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

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34These were heads of fathers' [houses] of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt at Jerusalem.
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26and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,
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