Hebrew Interlinear

1 Chronicles 26:13 Interlinear

And they cast lots as well the small as the great according to the house of their fathers for every gate for every gate

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּפִּ֨ילוּH5307And they castto fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
2גֽוֹרָל֜וֹתH1486lotsproperly, a pebble, i.e., a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
3כַּקָּטֹ֧ןH6996as well the smallabbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
4כַּגָּד֛וֹלH1419as the greatgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
5לְבֵ֥יתH1004according to the housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
6אֲבוֹתָ֖םH1of their fathersfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
7וָשָֽׁעַר׃H8179for every gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
8וָשָֽׁעַר׃H8179for every gatean opening, i.e., door or gate

Verse Context

1 Chronicles 26:12 Among these were the divisions of the porters even among the chief men having wards...
1 Chronicles 26:13 (current)And they cast lots as well the small as the great according to the house of their fathers for every gate for every gate
1 Chronicles 26:14fell And the lot eastward to Shelemiah Then for Zechariah his son...

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