1st Chronicles Chapter 26 verse 13 Holy Bible
And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
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And the families were taken by the decision of the Lord for every door; the small family had the same chance as the great.
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And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
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And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
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And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.
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They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.
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and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) And they cast lots.--Compare 1Chronicles 25:8.As well the small as the great . . .--Rather, Small and great (senior and junior) alike, according to their houses, for each gate. The posts of the porters were assigned by lot, without distinction of rank between the various families. The Sanctuary was built square with the four points of the compass, and had four gates, one on each side. The orientation of temples was the rule with the ancient Semites; and the importance attached to the cardinal points is illustrated by the ancient designation of the Babylonian and Assyrian sovereigns as "King of the four quarters," i.e., of heaven (sar arba'i kiprat).Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThey castוַיַּפִּ֨ילוּ (way·yap·pî·lū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5307: To fall, lielotsגוֹרָל֜וֹת (ḡō·w·rā·lō·wṯ)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting)for each gate,לְשַׁ֥עַר (lə·ša·‘ar)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 8179: An opening, door, gateaccording to their families,אֲבוֹתָ֖ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 1: Fatheryoungכַּקָּטֹ֧ן (kaq·qā·ṭōn)Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 6996: Small, young, unimportantand old alike.כַּגָּד֛וֹל (kag·gā·ḏō·wl)Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentJump to PreviousAlike Cast Cause Decision Door Families Family Fathers Gate Gates Great House Households Houses Lots Small Young