1 Chronicles 7:19

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records the descendants of Shemida within the Manasseh tribal records, positioned between Hammolecheth’s birth account and the opening of Ephraim’s lineage. This list functions as a structural bridge in the ongoing tribal cataloging.

The words — וַ/יִּהְי֖וּ (va/i.yih.Yu) translates literally as "and they were," formally introducing the enumeration. בְּנֵ֣י (be.Nei) means "sons of," establishing the direct paternal relationship being documented.

The thread — This verse belongs to the Chronicler’s systematic mapping of Israel’s tribal inheritances, a structural pattern repeated throughout 1 Chronicles 5–9. The text continues the genealogical cataloging established in Numbers 26 and Joshua 17 to preserve family lines and land claims.

Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to track the precise transmission of tribal identity through documented paternal lines. It demands attention to historical continuity without offering theological commentary or narrative development.

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