1 Chronicles 7 — Hebrew and Greek compared
Disparate in this chapter: 7:24, 7:35
Each card keeps the independently rendered source readings above their shared comparison and reception notes. The badge records the source’s governing classification; disparate readings are marked in red. Each reading retains its original reference.
Chapter 7
Hebrew source [H7] • Greek source [G7]
Issachar and Benjamin (7:1–12)
Verse 7:1 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:1] Issachar's sons: Tola, Puah, Jashib, and Shimron, four.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:1] Issachar's sons: Thola, Phoua, Jasoub, and Semeron, four.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The displayed Hebrew Jashib is retained beside Greek Jasoub; its written/read form requires review. Both list four sons.
Verse 7:2 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:2] Tola's sons: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their ancestral houses belonging to Tola, mighty warriors according to their generations. Their number in David's days was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:2] Thola's sons: Ozi, Raphaia, Jeriel, Jemou, Jebasam, and Samuel, rulers of their ancestral houses belonging to Thola, mighty in strength according to their generations. Their number in David's days was twenty-two thousand six hundred.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Jahmai/Jemou is a substantive name difference. The six leaders and twenty-two-thousand-six-hundred count agree.
Verse 7:3 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:3] Uzzi's sons: Izrahiah. Izrahiah's sons: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five, all heads.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:3] Ozi's sons: Jezria. Jezria's sons: Michael, Obdia, Joel, and Jesia, five, all rulers.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both retain four names after the second father and state five, possibly including him. That possible counting convention is not inserted as biblical wording.
Verse 7:4 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:4] With them, according to their generations and ancestral houses, were army bands for war, thirty-six thousand, for they had many wives and sons.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:4] With them, according to their generations and paternal houses, were mighty men to draw up for war, thirty-six thousand, for they had multiplied wives and sons.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Hebrew names military bands, Greek men strong for battle formation. Both give thirty-six thousand and the same explanation of family increase.
Verse 7:5 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:5] Their brothers from all Issachar's families were mighty warriors, eighty-seven thousand, all entered in their genealogical registration.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:5] Their brothers in all Issachar's ancestral families were mighty in strength, eighty-seven thousand, the number of them all.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The total agrees. Hebrew expressly names genealogical registration, while Greek gives a numerical summary.
Verse 7:6 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:6] Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:6] Benjamin: Bale, Bachir, and Jadiel, three.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both use the tribal name without adding a sons clause and list three names.
Verse 7:7 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:7] Bela's sons: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of ancestral houses, mighty warriors. Their genealogical registration was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:7] Bale's sons: Asebon, Ozi, Oziel, Jerimoth, and Ouri, five, rulers of paternal houses, mighty in strength. Their number was twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Iri/Ouri is retained independently. Both give five leaders and exactly twenty-two thousand thirty-four, without rounding the unusual total.
Verse 7:8 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:8] Becher's sons: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alameth. All these were Becher's sons.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:8] Bachir's sons: Zamarias, Joash, Eliezer, Elithenan, Amaria, Jerimoth, Abiou, Anathoth, and Gemeeth. All these were Bachir's sons.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Elioenai/Elithenan, Omri/Amaria, and Alameth/Gemeeth are substantive differences within the nine-name list.
Verse 7:9 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:9] Their genealogical registration according to their generations, heads of their ancestral houses, mighty warriors, was twenty thousand two hundred.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:9] Their number according to their generations, rulers of their ancestral houses, mighty in strength, was twenty thousand two hundred.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The total and leadership description agree; Hebrew's registration language is explicitly genealogical.
Verse 7:10 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:10] Jediael's sons: Bilhan. Bilhan's sons: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:10] Jadiel's sons: Balaan. Balaan's sons: Jaous, Benjamin, Ehud, Chanana, Zaithan, Ramessai, and Achisaar.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek Ramessai replaces the position of Hebrew Tarshish; the other names are retained through their source forms. Both lists have seven descendants.
Verse 7:11 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:11] All these were Jediael's sons, heads of ancestral houses, mighty warriors, seventeen thousand two hundred who went out for army service in war.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:11] All these were Jadiel's sons, rulers of ancestral families, mighty in strength, seventeen thousand two hundred who went out in force to fight.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both give seventeen thousand two hundred and the same military purpose.
Verse 7:12 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:12] Shuppim and Huppim were Ir's sons; Hushim, Aher's sons.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:12] Sapphin and Apphin, and Raom's sons; his son Aer.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew names Ir and Hushim and gives sons-of relationships; Greek has Raom and a final his-son-Aer link. The compressed and different genealogy is preserved without importing a tribal identification.
Naphtali and Manasseh (7:13–19)
Verse 7:13 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:13] Naphtali's sons: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, Bilhah's sons.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:13] Naphtali's sons: Jasiel, Goni, Issier, and Salom, Balaa's sons.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The four names and maternal affiliation correspond through the source forms.
Verse 7:14 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:14] Manasseh's sons: Asriel, whom she bore. His Aramean concubine bore Machir, Gilead's father.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:14] Manasseh's sons: Aseriel, whom his Syrian concubine bore; she bore Machir, Galaad's father.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Greek explicitly places the concubine inside the relative clause about Aseriel; Hebrew's sequence leaves that subject attachment compressed. The draft does not infer two mothers merely from the clause division.
Verse 7:15 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:15] Machir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim. His sister's name was Maacah, and the second one's name was Zelophehad. Zelophehad had daughters.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:15] Machir took a wife for Amphin and Mamphin. His sister's name was Moocha, and the second one's name was Salpaad. Daughters were born to Salpaad.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Huppim/Shuppim and Amphin/Mamphin differ. Both retain the difficult wife-for relationship and unspecified second one; no reconstructed marriage or sibling relationship is supplied.
Verse 7:16 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:16] Maacah, Machir's wife, bore a son and named him Peresh. His brother's name was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:16] Moocha, Machir's wife, bore a son and named him Phares. His brother's name was Soros; his son was Oulam.
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Greek lacks Rekem and has one son rather than two in the final clause. The antecedent of his remains unexpanded in both.
Verse 7:17 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:17] Ulam's sons: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:17] Oulam's sons: Badan. These were the sons of Galaad son of Machir son of Manasseh.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both retain plural sons before one name and the same three-generation affiliation.
Verse 7:18 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:18] His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:18] His sister Malecheth bore Isadek, Abiezer, and Maela.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The first descendant is Ishhod in Hebrew and Isadek in Greek; the sister and three-child structure correspond.
Verse 7:19 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:19] Shemida's sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:19] Semira's sons were Jaaim, Sychem, Lakei, and Aniam.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The father's name Shemida/Semira and first son's Ahian/Jaaim differ.
Ephraim’s family and territory (7:20–29)
Verse 7:20 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:20] Ephraim's sons: Shuthelah; Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:20] Ephraim's sons: Sothala; Barad his son, Thaath his son, Eleada his son, Nomee his son,
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew repeats Tahath as the final link; Greek gives Nomee there. No repeated Hebrew name is removed to match Greek.
Verse 7:21 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:21] Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Gath who were born in the land killed them because they went down to take their livestock.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:21] Zabed his son, Sothele his son, and Ezer and Elead. The men of Geth who were born in the land killed them because they went down to take their livestock.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The killing and livestock-taking explanation agree. The competing antecedents of they and their are not resolved by adding an identification unsupported within the sentence.
Verse 7:22 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:22] Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:22] Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both retain the father designation, extended mourning, and family consolation.
Verse 7:23 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:23] He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. He named him Beriah, because calamity had come upon his house.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:23] He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. He named him Baraga, because ‘It happened amid troubles in my house.’
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew explains the name through calamity in his house; Greek changes to my house and preserves Baraga. The Greek impersonal happened clause is retained provisionally as direct speech.
Verse 7:24 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:24] His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:24] Among those remaining, he built Lower and Upper Baithoron. Ozan's sons: Seera,
Classification & Notes
Disparate. Text: Hebrew expressly names a daughter as the builder of three settlements. Greek does not identify a daughter as builder and turns the Uzzen-sheerah position into Ozan's sons, Seera, continuing into the next unit. The agency, family relationship, and third settlement change materially; the unnamed Greek builder and remaining-ones phrase remain provisional.
Verse 7:25 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:25] Rephah his son, Resheph, Telah his son, and Tahan his son,
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:25] and Raphe, his sons; Raseph and Thale, his sons; Thaen his son.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Greek's first plural sons completes the Seera-and-Raphe list begun in verse twenty-four and uses another plural sons for Raseph and Thale. Hebrew has successive singular his-son expressions with Resheph unqualified.
Verse 7:26 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:26] Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:26] For Laadan his son: Amioud his son, Elisama his son,
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The three names correspond; Greek uses a dative for construction at the opening, retained as part of its compressed genealogy.
Verse 7:27 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:27] Non his son, Joshua his son.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:27] Noum his son, Joshua his son.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The father's displayed forms are Non and Noum. Joshua is the recognizable Old Testament referent of the Greek name; no Christian identification is inserted into the translation.
Verse 7:28 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:28] Their possession and dwelling places were Bethel and its dependent towns; eastward, Naaran; westward, Gezer and its dependent towns; and Shechem and its dependent towns as far as Ayyah and its dependent towns.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:28] Their possession and dwelling place were Bethel and its villages; eastward, Naaran; westward, Gazer and its villages; and Sychem and its villages as far as Gaian and its villages.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The final boundary is Ayyah in Hebrew and Gaian in Greek. The other directional and settlement structure corresponds.
Verse 7:29 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:29] Alongside Manasseh's sons were Beth-shean and its dependent towns, Taanach and its dependent towns, Megiddo and its dependent towns, and Dor and its dependent towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph son of Israel.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:29] As far as the boundaries of Manasseh's sons were Baithsaan and its villages, Thaanach and its villages, Balad and its villages, Mageddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. In these lived the sons of Joseph son of Israel.
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Greek adds Balad and its villages and describes an as-far-as boundary rather than Hebrew's alongside wording. Both attribute these settlements to Joseph's descendants.
Asher’s family (7:30–40)
Verse 7:30 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:30] Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:30] Asher's sons: Jemna, Isoua, Isoui, and Beriga, and Sore their sister.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The four sons and named sister correspond through the source forms.
Verse 7:31 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:31] Beriah's sons: Heber and Malchiel, who was Birzavith's father.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:31] Beriga's sons: Chaber and Melchiel, who was Berzaith's father.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The two sons and the father-of designation correspond; no certain identification of Birzavith as person or settlement is imposed.
Verse 7:32 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:32] Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:32] Chaber fathered Japhalet, Samer, Chotham, and Sola their sister.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The sister's name is Shua in Hebrew and Sola in Greek.
Verse 7:33 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:33] Japhlet's sons: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet's sons.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:33] Japhalet's sons: Phesechi, Bamael, and Asith. These were Japhalet's sons.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The three-member list corresponds in position, with appreciably different source forms retained rather than silently respelled.
Verse 7:34 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:34] Shamer's sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:34] Semmer's sons: Achiouraoga, Oba, Aram,
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Greek combines the position of Ahi and Rohgah into Achiouraoga and continues its list into the next source unit. Hebrew gives four entries here; the differing boundaries are retained.
Verse 7:35 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:35] The son of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:35] and Baneelam. His brothers were Sopha, Imana, Selles, and Amal.
Classification & Notes
Disparate. Text: Hebrew makes Helem the brother and introduces his descendants. Greek treats Baneelam as the final name of the preceding list, then names four brothers. The family structure changes; Hebrew's singular son before four names remains visible.
Verse 7:36 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:36] Zophah's sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, and Imrah,
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:36] Sopha's sons: Chouchi, Arnaphar, Soual, Bari, and Imare,
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The first descendant is Suah in Hebrew and Chouchi in Greek. The other positions remain separately represented.
Verse 7:37 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:37] Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:37] Sobal, Od, Semma, Salisa, Jethran, and Beera.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The first name is Bezer in Hebrew and Sobal in Greek; both continue the preceding sons list with six names.
Verse 7:38 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:38] Jether's sons: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:38] Jether's sons: Iphina, Phaspha, and Ara.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The three-member list corresponds through the source forms; Jether is not automatically equated with the preceding Ithran.
Verse 7:39 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:39] Ulla's sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:39] Ola's sons: Orech, Aniel, and Rasia.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The three-member list corresponds through the source forms.
Verse 7:40 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[7:40] All these were Asher's sons, heads of ancestral houses, chosen men, mighty warriors, chief princes. Their genealogical registration for army service in war numbered twenty-six thousand men.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[7:40] All these were Asher's sons, all rulers of ancestral families, chosen men, mighty in strength, leading rulers. Their number for the battle line in war, their number, was twenty-six thousand men.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Both give twenty-six thousand and the same military distinction. Greek repeats their number; Hebrew specifically names genealogical registration.