1 Chronicles 26:23 — Word Study
WLCלַֽעַמְרָמִי֙ לַיִּצְהָרִ֔י לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֖י לָֽעָזִּיאֵלִֽי׃
BSAFrom the AmramitesʻAmrâmîy [descendants of Amram, a Levite] the IzharitesYitshârîy [of the tribe of Levi] the HebronitesChebrôwnîy [from the city of Hebron, associated with Levi] and the UzzielitesʻOzzîyʼêlîy [a clan of Levites, from Uzziel]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| לַֽעַמְרָמִי֙ | to the Amramite[s] | Preposition, noun gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| לַיִּצְהָרִ֔י | to the Izharite[s] | Preposition, noun gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֖י | to the Hebronite[s] | Preposition, noun gentilic masculine singular absolute |
| לָֽעָזִּיאֵלִֽי׃ | to the Uzzielite[s] | Preposition, noun gentilic masculine singular absolute |
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| BSB | From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: |
| KJV | Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: |
| ASV | Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites: |
| YLT | for the Amramite, for the Izharite, for the Hebronite, for the Uzzielite. |
| WEB | Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites: |
| BBE | Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites: |
Where they part company is in the specific renderings of the clan names, but all versions agree on their significance.
The verse is structured around a main clause followed by a series of prepositional phrases, listing the clans.
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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 26:23
Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.
Context — The Organization of the Levitesgenerated
1 Chronicles 26:23 lists the various clans of Levites, indicating their roles and lineage. This verse shows the importance of these families in the service of the temple and their connection to the tribe of Levi, which played a significant role in Israel's religious life. The preceding verses provide context on their responsibilities, and the following verses continue detailing the descendants and their roles in the temple.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Chronicles 23:12 | The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. |
| 2 | Numbers 3:19–27 | The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 2 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — עַמְרָמִי, la.'am.ra.Migenerated
The word עַמְרָמִי (Amramiy) refers to an Amramite, a descendant of Amram, who was a Levite. The term is derived from עַמְרָם (Amram), indicating a specific lineage within the Levites, particularly associated with the Kohathite family.
The parsing shows it as a noun in the masculine singular form, indicating a specific clan. The Amramites are mentioned in other biblical texts, such as Exodus 6:18, which reinforces their significance in the Levitical lineage.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations agree that this verse lists the clans of Levites, with the BSB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEB, and BBE all rendering the names consistently.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main structure of the verse is a series of prepositional phrases, each introducing a different clan of Levites. The finite verb is implicit, as the structure lists the clans directly.
The prepositional phrases follow a consistent pattern, each beginning with 'to the' and followed by the name of the clan. This structure emphasizes the collective identity of the Levite clans.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates עַמְרָמִי as αμβραμ, indicating a direct correspondence with the Hebrew term. This choice maintains the connection to the Levite lineage.
The other clans are similarly rendered, showing a consistent approach in the Greek translation that aligns with the Hebrew text.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
1 Chronicles 26:23 lists the clans of Levites: the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites. Each clan is identified as part of the tribe of Levi, showing their importance in the temple service.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
An Amramite is a descendant of Amram, a Levite, indicating a specific family line within the tribe of Levi.
These clans represent the different families of Levites who served in the temple, playing vital roles in Israel's worship and religious practices.
Each clan listed is a branch of the tribe of Levi, which was set apart for priestly duties and service in the tabernacle and later the temple.
These clans are mentioned in other passages, such as Exodus 6:18 and 1 Chronicles 23:12, highlighting their ongoing significance in Israel's history.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What role do the Levite clans play in the worship practices of Israel?
- How can understanding the lineage of the Levites enhance our appreciation of the temple's significance?
- In what ways do the responsibilities of the Levites reflect our own roles in the community of faith today?
- How does the organization of the Levites inform our understanding of God's order in worship?
Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 26:23 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleOf the Amramites and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites.
Read John Gill on 1 Chronicles 26 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryAs concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Read Robert Jamieson on 1 Chronicles 26 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleOr, as concerning the Amramites, &c. The meaning is, the persons here following were of these, or the most of these, families. Only here is none of the family of the Uzzielites; either because that family was now extinct; whence it is that we read no more of them in the Scripture, but only in this place, and ; or because there was none of them fit to be employed and trusted in these matters.
Read Matthew Poole on 1 Chronicles 26 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments1 Chronicles 26:23 Of the Amramites, [and] the Izharites, the Hebronites, [and] the Uzzielites:Ver. 23. Amramites,] i.e., The posterity of Amram by his son Moses; who upon some occasion - to avoid superstition or usurpation of some pre-eminence forbidden by the Lord - did not leave his own name to his children, but let them pass in the common name of Levites and Amramites. See 1 Chronicles 23:14. Diod.
Read John Trapp on 1 Chronicles 26 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(23) of the Amramites, and the Izharites.—Or, As for the Amramites, &c. This enumeration of the four great clans of Kohath is a sort of heading to the rest of the chapter, which relates to Amramites (1 Chronicles 26:24-28), Izharites (1 Chronicles 26:29), and Hebronites (1 Chronicles 26:30-32). (Comp. 1 Chronicles 23:12-20.)
Read Charles John Ellicott on 1 Chronicles 26 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges23. the Amramites etc.] Cp. 1 Chronicles 23:12.
Read Cambridge on 1 Chronicles 26 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
As for the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:
Tyndale line
Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites and of the Ozielites.
Strictly literal
As to the Amramites, the Jizharites, the Hebronites, the Uzzielites....
for the Amramite, for the Izharite, for the Hebronite, for the Uzzielite.
Of the Amramite, of the Izharite, of the Hebronite, of [the] Uzzielite—
Of the 'Amramites, of the Yizharites, of the Hebronites, and of the 'Uzzielites,
From the clans of Amram, the clans of Izhar, the clans of Hebron, and the clans of Uzziel:
From the Latin
With the Amramites, and Isaarites, and Hebronites, and Ozielites.
Simplified
From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, with all four clans matched in both texts. This consistency indicates a shared understanding of the Levite lineage across these ancient witnesses.
לַֽעַמְרָמִי֙ לַיִּצְהָרִ֔י לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֖י לָֽעָזִּיאֵלִֽי׃
4 of the 4 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 26:23
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
עַמְרָמִי (Amramiy) refers to an Amramite, a descendant of Amram, who was a Levite during the time of Egypt and the Wilderness. The term is derived from עַמְרָם (Amram) and is associated with the Kohathite family. It appears in contexts such as Numbers 3:27 and 1 Chronicles 26:23.
עַמְרָמִי adj.gent. of 1, c. art. as n.coll. Nu 3:27 1 Ch 26:23.
done
H6020 עַמְרָמִי
6020 `Amramiy am-raw-mee'
from 6019; an Amramite or descendant of Amram:--Amramite.
see HEBREW for 06019
עַמְרָמִי (am.ra.mi) — Amramite.
Someone descended from Amram who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18;
son of: Kohath (H6955);
brother of: Izhar (H3324), Hebron (H2275B) and Uzziel (H5816); married to Jochebed (H3115);
father of: Moses (H4872), Aaron (H0175) and Miriam (H4813)
Group of am.ram (עַמְרָם "Amram" H6019)
§ Amramites, of Aram "exalted"
a branch of the Kohathite family of the tribe of Levi and descendants of Amram, the father of Moses
Prep | Ngmsa — Preposition · noun gentilic masculine singular absoluteHRd/Ngmsa
יִצְהָרִי (yits-haw-ree) refers to an Izharite, a descendant of Izhar, who was a Levite. The term is derived from יִצְהָר (yits-har), meaning 'oil.' The Izharites are mentioned in Exodus 6:18, where they are identified as part of the lineage of Kohath, a son of Levi.
יִצְהָרִי adj.gent. of foreg. [r.av.af], c. art. as subst. coll.
base
H3325 יִצְהָרִי
3325 Yitshariy yits-haw-ree'
patronymically from 3324; a Jitsharite or descendant of
Jitshar:--Izeharites, Izharites.
see HEBREW for 03324
יִצְהָרִי (yits.ha.ri) — Izharite.
Someone descended from Izhar who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18;
son of: Kohath (H6955);
brother of: Amram (H6019), Hebron (H2275B) and Uzziel (H5816);
father of: Korah (H7141I), Nepheg (H5298), Zichri (H2147) and Shelomith (H8019A)
Group of yits.har (יִצְהָר "Izhar" H3324)
§ Izharites or Izeharites = "oil"
descendants of Izhar son of Kohath and grandson of Levi
Prep | Ngmsa — Preposition · noun gentilic masculine singular absoluteHRd/Ngmsa
חֶבְרוֹנִי (Chebrowniy) refers to a Hebronite, an inhabitant or descendant of Hebron. It is derived from חֶבְרוֹן (Chebron), which is linked to the tribe of Levi. The term encompasses both the people of the city and those descended from Hebron, a figure mentioned in Exodus 6:18.
חֶבְרוֹנִי, חֶבְרֹנִי adj.gent. alw. c. art. as subst. coll.
base
H2276 חֶבְרוֹנִי, חֶבְרֹנִי
2276 Chebrowniy kheb-ro-nee'
or Chebroniy {kheb-ro-nee'}; patronymically from 2275;
Chebronite (collectively), an inhabitant of
Chebron:--Hebronites.
see HEBREW for 02275
חֶבְרוֹנִי (chev.ro.ni) — Hebronite.
People descended from Hebron, man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18;
son of: Kohath (H6955);
brother of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324) and Uzziel (H5816);
father of: Jeriah (H3404), Amariah (H0568I), Jahaziel (H3166I) and Jekameam (H3360)
Group of chev.ron (חֶבְרוֹן "Hebron" H2275B)
§ Hebronites , of Hebron
1) the inhabitants of the city of Hebron
2) the descendants of Hebron, the grandson of Levi
Prep | Ngmsa — Preposition · noun gentilic masculine singular absoluteHRd/Ngmsa
עָזִּיאֵלִי (Ozziy'eliy) refers to the Uzzielites, descendants of Uzziel, a Levite mentioned in Exodus 6:18. The term is built from the root for Uzziel, meaning 'my strength is God.' It denotes a collective identity among those descended from Uzziel.
עָזִּיאֵלִי adj.gent. of foregoing [p.bx.ak], c. art. as subst. coll.
base
H5817 עָזִּיאֵלִי
5817 `Ozziy'eliy oz-zee-ay-lee'
patronymically from 5816; an Uzzielite (collectively) or
descendants of Uzziel:--Uzzielites.
see HEBREW for 05816
עׇזִּיאֵלִי (oz.zi.e.li) — Uzzielite.
Someone descended from Uzziel who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18;
son of: Kohath (H6955);
brother of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324) and Hebron (H2275B);
father of: Mishael (H4332), Elizaphan (H0469), Sithri (H5644), Micah (H4318J) and Isshiah (H3449I)
Group of uz.zi.el (עֻזִּיאֵל "Uzziel" H5816)
§ Uzzielites, of Uzziel "my strength is God"
descendants of Uzziel
Prep | Ngmsa — Preposition · noun gentilic masculine singular absoluteHRd/Ngmsa