KJV King James Version
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men [were] chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
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1 Chronicles 9:9
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men [were] chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and 956 of their relatives according to their genealogy. All these men were heads of their families.
WEB World English Bible
and their brothers, according to their generations, nine hundred fifty-six. All these men were heads of fathers’ households by their fathers’ houses.
ASV American Standard Version
and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were heads of fathers’ houses by their fathers’ houses.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And their brethren, according to their generations, are nine hundred and fifty and six. All these are men, heads of fathers, according to the house of their fathers.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 9
6 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,
8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
9 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men [were] chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
10 And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,
11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
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וַאֲחֵיהֶם֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingלְתֹ֣לְדוֹתָ֔םH8435 · to.le.dahgenerationתְּשַׁ֥עH8672 · te.sahnineמֵא֖וֹתH3967 · me.ahhundredוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyוְשִׁשָּׁ֑הH8337 · sheshsixכָּל־H3605 · kolallאֵ֣לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseאֲנָשִׁ֔יםH582 · e.noshhumanרָאשֵׁ֥יH7218 · roshheadאָב֖וֹתH1 · avfatherלְבֵ֥יתH1004 · betplaceאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ סH1 · avfather
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