KJV King James Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Chronicles 27:8
The fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
WEB World English Bible
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
ASV American Standard Version
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The fifth, for the fifth month, is the prince Shamhuth the Izrahite, and on his course are twenty and four thousand.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 27
5 The third captain of the host for the third month [was] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
6 This [is that] Benaiah, [who was] mighty [among] the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course [was] Ammizabad his son.
7 The fourth [captain] for the fourth month [was] Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
8 The fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
9 The sixth [captain] for the sixth month [was] Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
10 The seventh [captain] for the seventh month [was] Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
11 The eighth [captain] for the eighth month [was] Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
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הַחַמִישִׁי֙H2549 · cha.mi.shififthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַחֲמִישִׁ֔יH2549 · cha.mi.shififthהַשַּׂ֖רH8269 · sarrulerשַׁמְה֣וּתH8049 · sham.hutShamhuthהַיִּזְרָ֑חH3155 · yiz.rachIzrahiteוְעַל֙H5921 · aluponמַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹH4256 · ma.cha.lo.qetdivisionעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הH702 · ar.bafourאָֽלֶף׃ סH505 · e.lephthousand
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