KJV King James Version
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to [their] father’s house.
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1 Chronicles 23:11
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to [their] father’s house.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
WEB World English Bible
Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.
ASV American Standard Version
And 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 23
8 The sons of Laadan; the chief [was] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These [were] the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
10 And the sons of Shimei [were], Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four [were] the sons of Shimei.
11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to [their] father’s house.
12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
14 Now [concerning] Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
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וַֽיְהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beיַ֣חַתH3189 · ya.chatJahathהָרֹ֔אשׁH7218 · roshheadוְזִיזָ֖הH2125 · zi.zahZizahהַשֵּׁנִ֑יH8145 · she.nisecondוִיע֤וּשׁH3266 · ye.ushJeushוּבְרִיעָה֙H1283 · be.ri.ahBeriahלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotהִרְבּ֣וּH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyבָנִ֔יםH1121 · benson: childוַיִּֽהְיוּ֙H1961 · ha.yahto beלְבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceאָ֔בH1 · avfatherלִפְקֻדָּ֖הH6486 · pe.qud.dahpunishmentאֶחָֽת׃ סH259 · e.chadone
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