1 Chronicles 26:14
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.”
מִזְרָח
East, sunrise direction. Mizrach. As far as the east is from the west so far has He removed our transgressions. This is an infinite distance. Sin is completely removed.
גּוֹרָל
lot/ his
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גּוֹרָל
properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)
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בֵּן
son/ his
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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נָפַל
they cast
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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צָפוֹן
north/ -ward
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צָפוֹן
properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
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יָעַץ
a counselor
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יָעַץ
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
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