King James Version

1 Chronicles 25:8

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

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וַיַּפִּ֜ילוּvayapilvand fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and fall”, the next action in the storyH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…גּוֹרָל֣וֹתgoralotlotגּוֹרָלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lot”, the ordinary formH1486properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)lot.מִשְׁמֶ֗רֶתmishmeretor to be keptמִשְׁמֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “or to be kept”, the ordinary formH4931watch, i.e. the act (custody), or (concretely) the sentry, the post; objectively preservation, or (concretely) safe; figuratively observance, i.e. (abstractly) duty or (objectively) a usage or partycharge, keep, or to be kept, office, ordinace, safeguard, ward, watch.לְעֻמַּת֙leumatto besideעֻמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to beside”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5980conjunction, i.e. society; mostly adverb or preposition (with prepositional prefix), near, beside, along with(over) against, at, beside, hard by, in points.כַּקָּטֹ֣ןkaqatonas leastקָטָןpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “as least”, the ordinary formH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).כַּגָּד֔וֹלkagadolas greatגָּדוֹלpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “as great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.מֵבִ֖יןmevinunderstandבִּיןverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “understand”, a verb used as a describing wordH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).תַּלְמִֽידtalmidscholarתַּלְמִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “scholar”, the ordinary formH8527a pupilscholar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they cause to fall lots — charge over-against [charge], as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

World English Bible

They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.

Darby Translation

And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.

Douay-Rheims

And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they also cast lots for the daily courses, for the great and the small of them , of the perfect ones and the learners.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔβαλον καὶ αὐτοὶ κλήρους ἐφημεριῶν κατὰ τὸν μικρὸν καὶ κατὰ τὸν μέγαν τελείων καὶ μανθανόντων.