King James Version

1 Chronicles 26:13

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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וַיַּפִּ֨ילוּvayapilvand 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…גוֹרָל֜וֹתgoralotlotגּוֹרָלnoun, 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.כַּקָּטֹ֧ןkaqatonas 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).כַּגָּד֛וֹלkagadolas 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.לְבֵ֥יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אֲבוֹתָ֖םavotamfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.לְשַׁ֥עַרleshaarto doorשַׁעַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).וָשָֽׁעַרvashaarand doorשַׁעַרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.

World English Bible

They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.

Darby Translation

And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

Douay-Rheims

And they cast lots equally, both little and great, by their families for every one of the gates.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they cast lots for the small as well as for the great, for the several gates, according to their families.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔβαλον κλήρους κατὰ τὸν μικρὸν καὶ κατὰ τὸν μέγαν κατʼ οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν εἰς πυλῶνα καὶ πυλῶνα.