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1 Chronicles 27:12 — Word Study

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WLCהַתְּשִׁיעִי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִ֔י אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר הָעַנְּתֹתִ֖י לַבֵּ֣ן׀ יְמִינִ֑י וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

BSAThe ninthtᵉshîyʻîy for the ninthtᵉshîyʻîy monthchôdesh was AbiezerʼĂbîyʻezer [my father is help] the AnathothiteʻAnthôthîy [from Anathoth, a city near Jerusalem] a BenjamiteBen-yᵉmîynîy [from the tribe of Benjamin, son of the right hand] [There were] 24,000ʻesrîym [twenty and four thousand] [men] inʻal his divisionmachălôqeth [section, group, or company of soldiers]

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1 Chronicles 27:12quick helps
In a sentenceThis verse lists Abiezer the Anathothite as the leader of the ninth division of soldiers.
Who is speakingThe chronicler, detailing the organization of David's military.
Where we areIn a list of military divisions, specifically the ninth month.
The hard wordמַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ
Take awayAbiezer's division consisted of 24,000 men.
4 commentators on this verse Jamieson, Ellicott, Cambridge, Whedon & more — read them › clause The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — 1 Chronicles 27:12

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 David's Militarygenerated

11The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
12The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
13The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
14The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:12 presents a detailed account of the military divisions under King David, highlighting the leaders and the number of soldiers in each division. This verse specifically mentions Abiezer, who is identified as a Benjamite from Anathoth, showing the importance of tribal affiliation in the organization of the army. The context emphasizes the structured leadership and military readiness of Israel during David's reign.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
11 Chronicles 11:28Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
22 Samuel 23:27Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 2 references, hung on the phrase they belong to

Antothite2 Samuel 23:27

The Key Word אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר, 'a.vi.'E.zergenerated

The name אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר ('a.vi.'E.zer) means 'my father is help.' It is a proper noun referring to an individual from the tribe of Manasseh, whose lineage is noted in the biblical narrative. The parsing indicates it is a masculine noun, signifying a male figure, and it appears multiple times in the scriptures, emphasizing its significance.

Abiezer is noted for his role in the military, specifically as the leader of a division, which highlights the importance of familial and tribal connections in the Israelite military structure.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against. The BSB has twenty-four thousand, which is consistent with the KJV and ASV: all three maintain the full numerical expression.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main clause is governed by the subject אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר ('a.vi.'E.zer), with a series of phrases providing additional information: a prepositional phrase indicating the month, a noun phrase identifying the place of origin, and a numeral phrase detailing the size of the division. The structure emphasizes the identity of the leader and the specifics of his military unit.

The order of the Hebrew words places emphasis on Abiezer and his role, followed by the details of his division, which is typical in Hebrew prose to establish the subject before elaborating on the context.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר as αβιεζερ, maintaining the name's integrity while adapting it into Greek. This choice reflects a direct transliteration rather than a translation of meaning, preserving the identity of the individual.

The term for 'division' in the Septuagint corresponds to the Hebrew מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ, indicating a consistent understanding of military organization across the translations.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

1 Chronicles 27:12 tells us that Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite, led the ninth division of soldiers, which consisted of 24,000 men. This verse is part of a list that organizes David's military forces by divisions, emphasizing the importance of tribal identity and structure in the Israelite army.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Who was Abiezer?

Abiezer was a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, whose name means 'my father is help.' He is mentioned in the context of military organization under King David.

What does it mean that he was an Anathothite?

Being an Anathothite indicates that Abiezer was from the city of Anathoth, near Jerusalem, which was known for its priestly heritage.

Why is the number of soldiers significant?

The number of soldiers, 24,000, reflects the size of the division and the military structure established by David, showcasing the organization and readiness of Israel's forces.

What is the importance of tribal affiliation in this context?

Tribal affiliation was crucial in ancient Israel, as it determined social structure, responsibilities, and military organization, as seen in the listing of divisions led by individuals from specific tribes.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. How does understanding Abiezer's background enhance our view of the military organization in ancient Israel?
  2. What can we learn about the significance of names and tribal affiliations in the biblical narrative?
  3. In what ways does the structure of this verse reflect the importance of leadership in the Israelite army?
  4. How might the number of soldiers in each division indicate the overall strength of David's military?

Commentators on this verse — 4 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on 1 Chronicles 27:12 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. No JFB commentary on these verses.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(9-14) Comp. 1 Chronicles 11:27-31 for the names here given.

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

12. Abiezer the Anathothite] Cp. 1 Chronicles 11:28.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

THE TWELVE , 1-15.“The military force was distributed into twelve legions of 24,000 men each=288,000 men fit for service; each of these legions was on duty for a month at a time, and during the rest

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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

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites. In his division were twenty-four thousand.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

NETBNew English Translation2006

The ninth, assigned the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abi-ezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

RVARevised Version, American1894

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjaminites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

The ninth for the ninth moneth was Abiezer the Anethothite of the sonnes of Iemini: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjaminites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

The ninth, for the ninth month, [is] Abiezer the Antothite, of the Benjamite, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

The ninth, for the ninth month, [is] Abiezer the Antothite, of the Benjamite, and twenty-four thousand [are] on his division.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

The ninth for the ninth month was Abi'ezer the 'Anthothite, of Benjamin; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

The commander for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, from the tribe of Benjamin. In his division were twenty-four thousand men.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer an Anathothite of the sons of Jemini, and in His company were four and twenty thousand.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite of the tribe of Benjamin. He had 24,000 men in his division.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Word by word, the decisions they made

עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.Rim twenty H6242 2 different renderings
twenty and four thousandASV ILT KJV NWB RVA YLT
twentyBBE DBY DRA LSV ULB WEB

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.

clausenoun phrase · subjectnumeral phrasenumeral phraseהַ[was].theתְּשִׁיעִי֙ninthprepositional phraseלַfornoun phrasethenoun phraseחֹ֣דֶשׁmonthnumeral phraseהַ(the)תְּשִׁיעִ֔יninthnoun phrase · predicatenoun phraseאֲבִיעֶ֥זֶרAbiezernoun phraseהָtheעַנְּתֹתִ֖יAnathothiteprepositional phraseלַofnoun phrasenoun phrasetheבֵּ֣ןBen-יְמִינִ֑יjaminite[s]וְand.[were]clauseprepositional phrase · predicateעַל֙withnoun phraseמַחֲלֻקְתּ֔divisionוֹhisnoun phrase · subjectnumeral phrasenumeral phraseעֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwentyוְandאַרְבָּעָ֖הfourאָֽלֶףthousand

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 largely agree in this verse, with ten of the eleven words matching directly. The differences in word order and grammatical structure reflect the distinct linguistic styles of Hebrew and Greek.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

הַתְּשִׁיעִי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִ֔י אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר הָעַנְּתֹתִ֖י לַבֵּ֣ן׀ יְמִינִ֑י וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
הַתְּשִׁיעִי֙ἔνατοςלַחֹ֣דֶשׁμηνὶהַתְּשִׁיעִ֔יἐνάτῳאֲבִיעֶ֥זֶרαβιεζερהָעַנְּתֹתִ֖יαναθωθלַבֵּ֣ן׀ יְמִינִ֑יκαὶוְעַל֙ἐπὶמַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹτέσσαρεςעֶשְׂרִ֥יםκαὶוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הξιλιάδες

10 of the 11 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.

1 Chronicles 27:12תְּשִׁיעִי[was] the n[was] the ninthתְּשִׁיעִיחֹ֫דֶשׁfor the monfor the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁתְּשִׁיעִיninthninthתְּשִׁיעִיאֲבִיעֶ֫זֶרAbiezerAbiezerאֲבִיעֶ֫זֶרעַנְּתֹתִיthe Anathotthe Anathothiteעַנְּתֹתִיבֵּןof the Ben of the Ben jamiבֵּןעַלand [were] and [were] withעַלמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתdivision hidivision hisמַחֲלֹ֫קֶתעֶשְׂרִיםtwentytwentyעֶשְׂרִיםאַרְבַּעand fourand fourאַרְבַּעאֶ֫לֶףthousandthousandאֶ֫לֶףתֵּ֫שַׁעninenineתֵּ֫שַׁעחָדַשׁto renewto renewחָדַשׁאָבfatherfatherאָבעֲנָתוֹתAnathothAnathothעֲנָתוֹתבָּנָהto buildto buildבָּנָהחָלַקto divideto divideחָלַקעֶשֶׂרtentenעֶשֶׂררָבַעto squareto squareרָבַעעַלheightheightעַלאֶ֫לֶףcattlecattleאֶ֫לֶףעֲשִׂירִיtenthtenthעֲשִׂירִיחֹ֫דֶשׁmonthmonthחֹ֫דֶשׁשְׁבִיעִיseventhseventhשְׁבִיעִיעַנְּתֹתִיAnathothAnathothעַנְּתֹתִיתְּשִׁיעִיninthninthתְּשִׁיעִיאֲבִיעֶ֫זֶרAbiezerAbiezerאֲבִיעֶ֫זֶרעַמּוֹןAmmonAmmonעַמּוֹןרְאוּבֵןReubenReubenרְאוּבֵן
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in 1 Chronicles 27:12

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.

[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
הַתְּשִׁיעִי֙ha.te.shi.'I [was] the ninth H8671 Particle
18× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In biblical Hebrew, this word represents the number nine in ordinal form, meaning something is ninth in a sequence or list. It is used to count events or items.
Tyndale gloss
ninth
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

תְּשִׁיעִי (tshiy`iy) means 'ninth' and is an ordinal number. It is derived from the root word for 'nine' and is used in both masculine and feminine forms. The entries consistently define it as relating to the number nine.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

תְּשִׁיעִי, תְּשִׁעִי m. תְּשִׁיעִית f. adj.num.ord. 18 ninth

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8671 תְּשִׁיעִי, תְּשִׁעִי, תְּשִׁיעִית ninth

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8671 tshiy`iy tesh-ee-ee'

ord. from 8672; ninth:--ninth.

see HEBREW for 08672

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תְּשִׁיעִי (te.shi.i) — ninth.

ninth (as ordinal number)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Adj — Particle
HTd/Aomsa
[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.desh for the month H2320 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
285× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew term for month, specifically referring to the new moon and the lunar cycle, as described in the book of Exodus and the festivals of Israel. It marks the beginning of a new month in the Hebrew calendar.
Tyndale gloss
month
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

חֹ֫דֶשׁ (chodesh) refers to the concept of newness, specifically the new moon and the month. It denotes both the lunar month and the first day of that month. The entries consistently emphasize its connection to timekeeping in the Hebrew calendar.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חֹ֫דֶשׁ 282 n.m. (newness), new moon, month

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2320 חֹ֫דֶשׁ (newness), new moon, month

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2320 chodesh kho'-desh

from 2318; the new moon; by implication, a

month:--month(-ly), new moon.

see HEBREW for 02318

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) — month.

: month

1) the new moon, month, monthly

1a) the first day of the month

1b) the lunar month

חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) — month: new moon.

: new_moon

1) the new moon, month, monthly

1a) the first day of the month

1b) the lunar month

Also means: cho.desh (חֹ֫דֶשׁ ": month" H2320)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HRd/Ncmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

munth (chodhesh, yerach; men): Chodhesh is strictly the "new moon," the appearance of which marked the beginning of the month, commonly indicated by ro'sh ha-chodhesh. Yerach is derived from yareach, "moon," which comes from the verb that means "to wander," "to make a circuit." Thus the month was lunar, the period of the moon's circuit. The Greek men also meant "moon," from the Sanskrit ma, "to measure," the Latin mensis and our "moon" being derived from the same root.

See CALENDAR; TIME; ASTRONOMY.

Chodhesh, or rather ro'sh ha-chodhesh, was observed as a festival (1Sa 20:5,18,24; Isa 1:14).

H. Porter

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Month

Among the Egyptians the month of thirty days each was in use long before the time of the Exodus, and formed the basis of their calculations. From the time of the institution of the Mosaic law the month among the Jews was lunar. The cycle of religious feasts depended on the moon. The commencement of a month was determined by the observation of the new moon. The number of months in the year was usually twelve (1 Kings 4:7; 1 Chr. 27:1-15); but every third year an additional month (ve-Adar) was inserted, so as to make the months coincide with the seasons.

“The Hebrews and Phoenicians had no word for month save ’moon,’ and only saved their calendar from becoming vague like that of the Moslems by the interpolation of an additional month. There is no evidence at all that they ever…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

From the time of the institution of the Mosaic law downward the religious feasts commencing with the passover depended not simply on the month, but on the moon; the 14th of Abib was coincident with the full moon; and the new moons themselves were the occasions of regular festivals. (Numbers 10:10; 28:11-14) The commencement of the month was generally decided by observation of the new moon. The usual number of months in a year was twelve, as implied in (1 Kings 4:7; 1 Chronicles 27:1-15) but since twelve lunar months would make but 354 1/2 days, the years would be short twelve days of the short twelve days of the true year, and therefore it follows as a matter of course that an additional month must have been inserted about…

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

The Hebrews months were lunar months, that is, from one new moon to another. These lunar months were each reckoned at twenty-nine days and a half; or rather, one was of thirty days, the following of twenty-nine, and so on alternately: that which had thirty days was called a full or complete month; that which had but twenty-nine days was called incomplete. The new moon was always the beginning of the month and this day they called new-moon day, or new month. The Hebrews usually designated the months only as first, second, etc.; and the names by which they are now known are believed to be of Persian origin, and to have been adopted by the Jews during the captivity. At the exodus from Egypt, which occurred in April, God ordained that that month-the seventh of the civil year—should be the first of the sacred year, according to which the religious festivals were to be reckoned; and from that…

[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
הַתְּשִׁיעִ֔יha.te.shi.'I ninth H8671 Particle
18× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In biblical Hebrew, this word represents the number nine in ordinal form, meaning something is ninth in a sequence or list. It is used to count events or items.
Tyndale gloss
ninth
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

תְּשִׁיעִי (tshiy`iy) means 'ninth' and is an ordinal number. It is derived from the root word for 'nine' and is used in both masculine and feminine forms. The entries consistently define it as relating to the number nine.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

תְּשִׁיעִי, תְּשִׁעִי m. תְּשִׁיעִית f. adj.num.ord. 18 ninth

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8671 תְּשִׁיעִי, תְּשִׁעִי, תְּשִׁיעִית ninth

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8671 tshiy`iy tesh-ee-ee'

ord. from 8672; ninth:--ninth.

see HEBREW for 08672

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תְּשִׁיעִי (te.shi.i) — ninth.

ninth (as ordinal number)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Adj — Particle
HTd/Aomsa
[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר'a.vi.'E.zer Abiezer H44 Noun proper masculine
7× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Refers to Abiezer, an Israelite from the tribe of Manasseh, whose name means my father is help, and is mentioned in the book of Numbers as a descendant of Gilead.
Amplified meaning
my father is help
Tyndale gloss
Abiezer
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר (Abiy'ezer) means 'my father is help.' It refers to two individuals in the Old Testament: a Manassite, son of Gilead, and a Benjamite warrior of David. The name is constructed from the elements for 'father' and 'help.' It appears in several verses, including Numbers 26:30 and 2 Samuel 23:27.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר n.pr.m. (my father is help)—= אִיעֶזֶר Nu 26:30

a Manassite, called ‘son’ of Gilead

a Benjamite, a warrior of David

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H44 אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר, אִיעֶזֶר

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

44 'Abiy`ezer ab-ee-ay'-zer

from 1 and 5829; father of help (i.e. helpful); Abiezer, the

name of two Israelites:--Abiezer.

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 05829

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר (a.vi.e.zer) — Abiezer.

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.27

§ Abiezer = "my father is help"

1) a Manassite, called "son" of Gilead, also son of Gilead's sister

2) a Benjamite, warrior of David

אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר (a.vi.e.zer) — Abiezer.

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.18 and Hammolecheth (H4447);

brother of: Ishhod (H0379) and Mahlah (H4244H)

§ Abiezer = "my father is help"

1) a Manassite, called "son" of Gilead, also son of Gilead's sister

2) a Benjamite, warrior of David

אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר (a.vi.e.zer) — Abiezer.

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.30;

son of: Gilead (H1568H);

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N-proper — Noun proper masculine
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ab-i-e'-zer, a-bi-e'-zer ('abhi`ezer, "father of help," or "my father is help." Iezer, Iezerite (in the King James Version Jeezer, Jeezerite), is Abiezer with the letter beth omitted):

(1) A descendant of Joseph the son of Jacob, and head of one of the families of Manasseh that settled West of the Jordan (Nu 26:30; Jos 17:1-6; 1Ch 7:14-19). As he was great uncle to Zelophehad's daughters, who brought a case before Moses (Nu 36), he must have been an old man at the time of the conquest. He was the son of Gilead the son of Machir, in the sense of being a more remote descendant, for Machir had sons before the death of Joseph (Ge 50:23). The Machir that possessed Gilead and…

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(father of help, helpful). Eldest son of Gilead, and descendant of Manasseh. (Joshua 17:2; 1 Chronicles 7:18) (B.C. 1450.) He was the ancestor of the great judge Gideon. [GIDEON] One of David’s mighty men. (2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 27:12) (B.C. 1014.)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Great-grandson of Manasseh, Nu 26:29,30, and founder of the family to which Gideon belonged, Joshua 17.2; Jud 6.34; 8.2. In this last verse, "the vintage of Abiezer" means the first rout of the Midianites by the 300, mostly Abiezrites; and "the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim," means the capture of Oreb and Zeeb, and other fruits of the victory, gathered by the Ephraimites.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

father of help

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
הָעַנְּתֹתִ֖יha.'a.ne.to.Ti the Anathothite H6069 Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Anathothite refers to someone from Anathoth, a city near Jerusalem, meaning a descendant or inhabitant of the place. It is another spelling of Anathoth.
Amplified meaning
from Anathoth, a city near Jerusalem
Tyndale gloss
Anathoth
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עַנְּתֹתִי (Anthothiy) refers to a person from Anathoth, indicating a descendant or inhabitant of that place. It is derived from the root word for Anathoth itself, which is associated with the concept of 'affliction.' The entries provide variations of the term but do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עַנְּתֹתִי adj.gent. of foreg. [p.ec.ae]

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6069 עַנְּתֹתִי, עַנְתֹתִי, עַנְּתוֹתִי

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6069 `Anthothiy an-tho-thee'

or rAnnthowthiy {an-ne-tho-thee'}; patrial from 6068; a

Antothite or inhabitant of Anathoth:--of Anathoth,

Anethothite, Anetothite, Antothite.

see HEBREW for 06068

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עַנְּתֹתִי (an.to.ti) — Anathoth.

Anethothite, of Anathoth "affliction"

a descendant or inhabitant of Anathoth

Another spelling of a.na.tot (עֲנָתוֹת "Anathoth" H6068)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | Ngmsa — Particle · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
HTd/Ngmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

an'-a-thoth-it (ha-`annethothi): the Revised Version (British and American) form of the King James Version Anethothite, Anetothite, Antothite. An inhabitant of Anathoth, a town of Benjamin assigned to the Levites. The Anathothites are

(1) Abiezer, one of David's thirty heroes (2Sa 23:27; 1Ch 11:28; 27:12), and

(2) Jehu who came to David at Ziklag (1Ch 12:3).

The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
לַבֵּ֣ן׀ יְמִינִ֑יla.ben ye.mi.ni of the Ben jaminite[s] H1121 Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
4,943× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this word means a son or descendant, and can also refer to a grandson, nation, or quality. It appears in 1 Chronicles 24, describing a Levite named Beno. The word is used to show family relationships and inheritance.
Tyndale gloss
son: child
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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בֵּן (ben) means 'son' or 'male child' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including descendants, young animals, and even figurative uses like sparks or arrows. It can refer to members of a tribe or class and is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, such as in 1 Chronicles 24:26. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to build' and implies a connection to family or lineage.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

בֵּן 4870 n.m. son

son, male child, born of a woman

children (male and female)

youth, young men

the young of animals

of plant shoots

fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

member of a guild, order or class

of animals son of (the) herd

ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

n. relat. of age

base

בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.

done

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1121a בֵּן son . son, male child, born of a woman

. children (male and female)

. youth, young men

. the young of animals

. of plant shoots

. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows

. . member of a guild, order or class

. of animals son of (the) herd

. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.

. n. relat. of age

H1121b בְּנוֹ as n. pr. m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1121 ben bane

from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the

widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship,

including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,

etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-)

(Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to,

(+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born,

bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X

came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of

first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, +

kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+)

people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, +

spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous

one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

see HEBREW for 01129

see HEBREW for 01

see HEBREW for 0251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

בֵּן (ben) — son: child.

: child/son

בְּנוֹ (be.no) — Beno.

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.24.26;

son of: Jaaziah (H3269);

brother of: Shoham (H7719), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681)

§ Beno = "his son"

the sons of Jaaziah and the sons of Merari by Jaahziah (his son)

בֵּן (ben) — son: descendant/people.

: descendant, people, tribe, nation

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : child/son

בֵּן (ben) — son: young animal.

: calf/lamb/young(ANIMAL)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : descendant

בֵּן (ben) — son: type of.

: rebel/son(Belial)

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

§ : people/men/nation/tribe

בֵּן (ben) — son.

: [inheriting]son/heir

A sub-meaning of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

בֵּן (ben) — son: warrior.

: warrior/son(strong)

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HRd/Ncmsa//Ngmsa — Preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute · noun gentilic masculine singular absolute
HRd/Ncmsa//Ngmsa
[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
וְעַל֙ve.'Al and [were] with H5921 Conjunction · preposition
5,774× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means on or above something, like a physical object or a situation. It can also imply a sense of responsibility or accountability, as in being on behalf of someone.
Tyndale gloss
upon
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The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

עַל, עָ֑ל

subst. height

As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed

of clothing, etc., which any one wears

With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it

Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him

Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him

על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him

חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)

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H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears

. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it

. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him

. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him

. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him

. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5921 `al al

properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the

singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a

particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always

in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great

variety of applications (as follow):--above, according

to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because

of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both

and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in

(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,

through(-out), to, touching, X with.

see HEBREW for 05920

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עַל (al) — upon.

prep

1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against

1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards

1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)

1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)

1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)

1e) over (of suspension or extension)

1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)

1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)

1h) to (as a dative)

[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.

conj

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The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹma.cha.luk.To division his H4256 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
42× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A division or section of people, including soldiers, priests, and Levites, as described in the Bible's accounts of the Israelites' military and priestly organizations.
Amplified meaning
section, group, or company of soldiers
Tyndale gloss
division
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מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת (machaloqeth) refers to a division or course, often in the context of Levites, priests, or soldiers. It denotes a section or allotment, and is primarily used in a technical sense within religious or organizational structures. The term is derived from another Hebrew word, and its Aramaic equivalent is noted as well.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת n.f. division, course (almost wholly Chr.)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4256 מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4256 machaloqeth makh-al-o'-keth

from 2505; a section (of Levites, people or

soldiers):--company, course, division, portion. See also

5555.

see HEBREW for 02505

see HEBREW for 05555

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַחֲלֹ֫קֶת (ma.cha.lo.qet) — division.

1) division, course, class, share, allotment

1a) division, part

1b) division, class, course

1b1) of priests, Levites (technical term of organisation)

Aramaic equivalent: mach.le.qah (מַחְלְקָה "class" H4255)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hiz: Used often in the King James Version with reference to a neuter or inanimate thing, or to a lower animal (Ge 1:11, "after his kind"; Le 1:16, "pluck away his crop"; Ac 12:10, "of his own accord"; 1Co 15:38, "his own body"), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "its."

[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.Rim twenty H6242 Noun common · masculine plural absolute
315× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means twenty, and is also used as an ordinal number, like twentieth, as seen in Genesis 31:38. It can refer to a specific age or quantity.
Amplified meaning
twenty and four thousand
Tyndale gloss
twenty
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עֶשְׂרִים (esriym) means 'twenty' and can also refer to the ordinal 'twentieth.' It is derived from the root word for 'ten' and has an Aramaic equivalent, עֶשְׂרִין (es.rin). The entries consistently define the term without significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6242 עֶשְׂרִים (a) twenty

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6242 `esriym es-reem'

from 6235; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth:--(six-)score,

twenty(-ieth).

see HEBREW for 06235

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) — twenty.

twenty, twentieth

Aramaic equivalent: es.rin (עֶשְׂרִין "twenty" H6243)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Noun common · masculine plural absolute
HNcmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

twen'-ti.

See NUMBER.

[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
וְאַרְבָּעָ֖הve.'ar.ba.'Ah and four H702 Conjunction · noun common both singular absolute
318× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The number four is a simple counting number in Hebrew, used to describe quantities of things, such as people, objects, or groups.
Tyndale gloss
four
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אַרְבַּע (arba) means 'four' in Hebrew. It is a masculine noun derived from the root associated with the number four. The entries consistently affirm this meaning without any significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה four

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H702 אַרְבַּע, אַרְבָּעָה four

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

702 'arba` ar-bah'

masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}; from 7251; four:--four.

see HEBREW for 07251

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) — four.

four

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HC/Ncbsa — Conjunction · noun common both singular absolute
HC/Ncbsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

for ('arba`; tessares): "Four" (cardinal number) was a sacred and complete number with the Hebrews, as well as with several other peoples. It occurs very frequently in the Old Testament and the New Testament.

(1) It indicates completeness. We have the four rivers of Paradise (Ge 2:10); the four winds of heaven (Eze 37:9; Da 7:2; 8:8; 11:4; Zec 6:5, the Revised Version, margin "spirits"; /APC 2Esdras 13:5); "the four winds" (Mt 24:31; Mr 13:27); "the four corners of the earth" (Isa 11:12;

[was] the ninth for the month ninth Abiezer the Anathothite of the Ben jaminite[s] and [were] with division his twenty and four thousand
אָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lef thousand H505 Noun common · both singular absolute
506× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A thousand, as in Exodus 20:6 where God shows love to thousands of people. It represents a large number or a company of people under one leader, like an army or a group of soldiers.
Tyndale gloss
thousand
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אֶ֫לֶף (eleph) means 'thousand' in Hebrew. It can refer to the numeral itself or denote a company or clan, particularly a group of men under one leader. The word is built from the concept of a thousand, and it is associated with the ox's head, which is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֶ֫לֶף n.m. thousand

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H505 אֶ֫לֶף thousand

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

505 'eleph eh'-lef

prop, the same as 504; hence (the ox's head being the first

letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral)

a thousand:--thousand.

see HEBREW for 0504

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) — thousand.

: thousand

1) a thousand

1a) as numeral

2) a thousand, company

2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops

אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) — thousand: clan.

: clan

1) a thousand

1a) as numeral

2) a thousand, company

2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HNcbsa — Noun common · both singular absolute
HNcbsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

thou'-zand ('eleph; chilioi).

See NUMBER.

Sources on this page. Lexicons and dictionaries imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones, Robinson and Packard, Webster and Cawdrey. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Harper, 1889 — Grimm’s Wilke’s Clavis Novi Testamenti, translated, revised and enlarged by Joseph Henry Thayer) is public domain and is set here from the Internet Archive page scan greekenglishlex00grim; it is uncorrected OCR, marked as such on the entry itself, and the Strong’s numbers — which Thayer’s own edition does not carry — were matched by lemma against the other modules on this page. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament (Macmillan, 1880) and Moulton and Milligan’s Vocabulary of the Greek Testament (Hodder & Stoughton, 1930, which entered the United States public domain on 1 January 2026) are set from Internet Archive page scans synonymsofnewtes00treniala and vocabularyofgree00mouluoft, and are likewise uncorrected OCR matched to Strong’s numbers by lemma. Trench treats a group of words at once, so the same essay stands on the page of each word it compares. The Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary is © 1993 and is used here by permission for non-commercial use, www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary. The full Liddell-Scott-Jones and the Hebrew word data (TAHOT) come from STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Brown-Driver-Briggs is the OpenScriptures digitisation, public domain. Syntax analysis is the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (biblicalhumanities.org); the concordance and morphology are built from the tagged Nestle 1904 text. Septuagint occurrences use the Open Scriptures Septuagint lemma index, derived from CCAT (University of Pennsylvania) and the Rahlfs 1935 dataset by Eliran Wong, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — used here on a non-commercial ministry site. Greek of Josephus and Barnabas from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Commentaries and the Ante-Nicene Fathers are public-domain texts hosted on this site. Everyday Greek from the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri, CC BY 3.0, with dates and provenance from the Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis. Philo and the Apostolic Fathers from Open Greek and Latin (First1KGreek), CC BY-SA 4.0. The apparatus and the fifth Greek column are the SBL Greek New Testament, © 2010 SBL and Logos Bible Software, CC BY 4.0. The Latin is the Clementine Vulgate (public domain); the Syriac New Testament is the ETCBC edition (MIT licence). The Hebrew behind the Greek is computed here from the Septuagint index and TAHOT, not taken from any aligned edition. The translation spread and the per-word edition marks come from the Translators Amalgamated Greek NT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0); clause roles from the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (CC BY-SA 4.0); place identifications and their confidence from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding (CC BY 4.0), with map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Gospel parallels are computed here from shared uncommon vocabulary, not taken from any printed harmony. Cross references are the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the subject headings are Nave’s Topical Bible, both public domain. Works under Creative Commons licences are used unchanged apart from markup removal.

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