1 Chronicles 26

They have their own special character, chapters like this one. Names are a perplexing problem for the mix of inconsistent transcription, tradition, and translation. J should always be Y in my opinion. I may or may not be a vowel, e.g. 'iah' in a name is probably always 'yah'. There are multi-generational work callings here. And also the more traditional genealogy. Almost all my sons were children first. It's just a slight change in tone. There are hints of perhaps disabled children. But most of the tone tends to praise of ability.

Thinking about בן and wonder if it is related to בנה - so the son is a builder - and what about בת related to בית, the daughter as house. There could be some traction here. If so, perhaps I should have reserved children for ילד. It even shares its letters. (A little meandering).

1 Chronicles 26		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
לְמַחְלְק֖וֹת לְשֹׁעֲרִ֑ים לַקָּרְחִ֕ים מְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־קֹרֵ֖א מִן־בְּנֵ֥י אָסָֽף	1		Of the divisions of the gatekeepers, of the Korahites, Meshelemiah, child of Qore, from the children of Asaph.	3e	4A	8 16
וְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הוּ בָּנִ֑ים זְכַרְיָ֤הוּ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יְדִֽיעֲאֵ֣ל הַשֵּׁנִ֔י זְבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י יַתְנִיאֵ֖ל הָרְבִיעִֽי	2		And of Meshelemiah, children, Zachariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebedyah the third, Yatniel the fourth,	3e	4C	8 26
עֵילָ֤ם הַחֲמִישִׁי֙ יְהוֹחָנָ֣ן הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַ֖י הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי	3		Elam the fifth, Yehoxanan the sixth, Elihoenai the seventh.	3e	4C	21
וּלְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֖ם בָּנִ֑ים שְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה הַבְּכוֹר֙ יְהוֹזָבָ֣ד הַשֵּׁנִ֔י יוֹאָ֤ח הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ וְשָׂכָ֣ר הָרְבִיעִ֔י וּנְתַנְאֵ֖ל הַחֲמִישִֽׁי	4		And to Obed-Edom, children, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jozebad the second, Joah the third, and Wage the fourth, and Netaneel the fifth,	3e	4C	7 30
עַמִּיאֵ֤ל הַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ יִשָׂשכָ֣ר הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י פְּעֻלְּתַ֖י הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י כִּ֥י בֵרֲכ֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים	5		Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulti the eighth, for God blessed him.	3e	4C	18 7
וְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה בְנוֹ֙ נוֹלַ֣ד בָּנִ֔ים הַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖ים לְבֵ֣ית אֲבִיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־גִבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל הֵֽמָּה	6		And to Shemaiah, his child, were born children who governed for the house of their father, for valiant of ability they were.	3e	4C	19 7
בְּנֵ֣י שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה עָ֠תְנִי וּרְפָאֵ֨ל וְעוֹבֵ֧ד אֶלְזָבָ֛ד אֶחָ֖יו בְּנֵי־חָ֑יִל אֱלִיה֖וּ וּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ	7		The children of Shemaiah, Otni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, his kin, children of ability, Elihu, and Semakyah.	3c	4B	21 7
כָּל־אֵ֜לֶּה מִבְּנֵ֣י ׀ עֹבֵ֣ד אֱדֹ֗ם הֵ֤מָּה וּבְנֵיהֶם֙ וַאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם אִֽישׁ־חַ֥יִל בַּכֹּ֖חַ לַעֲבֹדָ֑ה שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִם לְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹֽם	8		All these from the children of Obed-Edom, they and their children and their kin, each of ability in power for the service, sixty two of Obed-Edom.	3e	4C	28 9
וְלִמְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הוּ בָּנִ֧ים וְאַחִ֛ים בְּנֵי־חָ֖יִל שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר	9		And of Shelemiah, children and kin, children of ability, eighteen.	3c	3g	19
וּלְחֹסָ֥ה מִן־בְּנֵי־מְרָרִ֖י בָּנִ֑ים שִׁמְרִ֤י הָרֹאשׁ֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־הָיָ֣ה בְכ֔וֹר וַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יהוּ לְרֹֽאשׁ	10		And of Hosah from the children of Merari, children, My-Keeper, the head, (for he was not firstborn) but his father set him up as head.	3e	4C	11 18
חִלְקִיָּ֤הוּ הַשֵּׁנִי֙ טְבַלְיָ֣הוּ הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ הָרְבִעִ֑י כָּל־בָּנִ֧ים וְאַחִ֛ים לְחֹסָ֖ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָֽׂר	11		Hilqiah the second, Tebalyah the third, Zachariah the fourth. All the children and the kin of Hosah, thirteen.	3c	4C	21 14
לְ֠אֵלֶּה מַחְלְק֨וֹת הַשֹּֽׁעֲרִ֜ים לְרָאשֵׁ֧י הַגְּבָרִ֛ים מִשְׁמָר֖וֹת לְעֻמַּ֣ת אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם לְשָׁרֵ֖ת בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה	12	~	For these from the divisions the gatekeepers, of the heads of the valiant, as guards set against their kin, to minister in the house of Yahweh.	3c	4B	25 7
וַיַּפִּ֨ילוּ גוֹרָל֜וֹת כַּקָּטֹ֧ן כַּגָּד֛וֹל לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָ֖ם לְשַׁ֥עַר וָשָֽׁעַר	13		And they let the dice fall, whether the lesser or the greater, for the house of their ancestors, gate by gate.	3c	3g	24
וַיִּפֹּ֧ל הַגּוֹרָ֛ל מִזְרָ֖חָה לְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֑הוּ וּזְכַרְיָ֨הוּ בְנ֜וֹ יוֹעֵ֣ץ ׀ בְּשֶׂ֗כֶל הִפִּ֙ילוּ֙ גּֽוֹרָל֔וֹת וַיֵּצֵ֥א גוֹרָל֖וֹ צָפֽוֹנָה	14		And the dice fell toward the sunrise for Shelemiah. And Zechariah, his child, a counselor with insight, they let the dice fall, and his lot went out northward.	3c	4B	14 26
לְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹ֖ם נֶ֑גְבָּה וּלְבָנָ֖יו בֵּ֥ית הָאֲסֻפִּֽים	15		Of Obed-Edom, southward, and for his children, the house of the gatherings.	3e	4A	7 8
לְשֻׁפִּ֤ים וּלְחֹסָה֙ לַֽמַּעֲרָ֔ב עִ֚ם שַׁ֣עַר שַׁלֶּ֔כֶת בַּֽמְסִלָּ֖ה הָעוֹלָ֑ה מִשְׁמָ֖ר לְעֻמַּ֥ת מִשְׁמָֽר	16		To Shuppim and to Hosah, to the west, with the gate of Shalleket by the highway going up, guard set against guard.	3e	4C	22 7
לַמִּזְרָח֮ הַלְוִיִּ֣ם שִׁשָּׁה֒ לַצָּפ֤וֹנָה לַיּוֹם֙ אַרְבָּעָ֔ה לַנֶּ֥גְבָּה לַיּ֖וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֑ה וְלָאֲסֻפִּ֖ים שְׁנַ֥יִם שְׁנָֽיִם	17		To the east were six Levites, northward for the day, four, southward for the day, four, and toward the gatherings, two by two.	3e	4C	25 10
לַפַּרְבָּ֖ר לַֽמַּעֲרָ֑ב אַרְבָּעָה֙ לַֽמְסִלָּ֔ה שְׁנַ֖יִם לַפַּרְבָּֽר	18		To Parbar westward, four at the highway, two to Parbar.	3e	4A	7 11
אֵ֗לֶּה מַחְלְקוֹת֙ הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים לִבְנֵ֥י הַקָּרְחִ֖י וְלִבְנֵ֥י מְרָרִֽי	19	~	These from the divisions of the gatekeepers of the children of the Korahite, and of the children of Merari.	3e	4B	20
וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֲחִיָּ֗ה עַל־אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים	20		And the Levites, Achiyah over the treasuries the house of God, and for the treasuries of the holy things.	3e	4B	4 18
בְּנֵ֣י לַ֠עְדָּן בְּנֵ֨י הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֜י לְלַעְדָּ֗ן רָאשֵׁ֧י הָאָב֛וֹת לְלַעְדָּ֥ן הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י יְחִיאֵלִֽי	21		The children of Laadan, the children of the Gershonite of Laadan, the heads of the ancestors of Laadan, the Gershonite, Yexieli.	3c	4B	29
בְּנֵ֖י יְחִֽיאֵלִ֑י זֵתָם֙ וְיוֹאֵ֣ל אָחִ֔יו עַל־אֹצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה	22		The children of Yexieli, Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasuries of the house of Yahweh.	3e	4B	6 13
לַֽעַמְרָמִי֙ לַיִּצְהָרִ֔י לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֖י לָֽעָזִּיאֵלִֽי	23		Of the Amramites, of the Yitsharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites,	3e	3g	17
וּשְׁבֻאֵל֙ בֶּן־גֵּרְשׁ֣וֹם בֶּן־מֹשֶׁ֔ה נָגִ֖יד עַל־הָאֹצָרֽוֹת	24		And Shebuel, child of Gershom, child of Moses, was herald over the treasuries.	3e	4B	16
וְאֶחָ֖יו לֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר רְחַבְיָ֨הוּ בְנ֜וֹ וִֽישַׁעְיָ֤הוּ בְנוֹ֙ וְיֹרָ֣ם בְּנ֔וֹ וְזִכְרִ֥י בְנ֖וֹ וּשְׁלֹמִ֥ית בְּנֽוֹ	25		And his kin through Eliezer, Rexabyah his child, and Isaiah his child, and Joram his child, and Zikri his child, and Shelomit his child.	3e	4C	8 27
ה֧וּא שְׁלֹמ֣וֹת וְאֶחָ֗יו עַ֣ל כָּל־אֹצְר֤וֹת הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִקְדִּ֜ישׁ דָּוִ֣יד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְרָאשֵׁ֧י הָאָב֛וֹת לְשָׂרֵֽי־הָאֲלָפִ֥ים וְהַמֵּא֖וֹת וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַצָּבָֽא	26	c	He, Shelomit, and his kin, were over all the treasuries of the holy things that David the king sanctified, and the heads of the ancestors, to the chiefs of thousands, and of hundreds, and the chiefs of the host.	3c	4C	46
מִן־הַמִּלְחָמ֥וֹת וּמִן־הַשָּׁלָ֖ל הִקְדִּ֑ישׁוּ לְחַזֵּ֖ק לְבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה	27		From the battles, and from the spoil, they sanctified, to revamp the house of Yahweh.	3e	4A	13 7
וְכֹ֨ל הַֽהִקְדִּ֜ישׁ שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל הָרֹאֶה֙ וְשָׁא֣וּל בֶּן־קִ֔ישׁ וְאַבְנֵ֣ר בֶּן־נֵ֔ר וְיוֹאָ֖ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֑ה כֹּ֚ל הַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁ עַ֥ל יַד־שְׁלֹמִ֖ית וְאֶחָֽיו	28		And all that Samuel the seer sanctified, and Saul child of Kish, and Abner child of Ner, and Joab child of Tseruyah. All who sanctified, it was by the hand of Shelomit and his kin.	3e	4C	28 12
לַיִּצְהָרִ֞י כְּנַנְיָ֣הוּ וּבָנָ֗יו לַמְּלָאכָ֤ה הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים וּלְשֹׁפְטִֽים	29		Of the Yitsharites, Konnonyah and his children were for the outward lines of work over Israel, for overseers and for judges.	3e	4C	28
לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֡י חֲשַׁבְיָהוּ֩ וְאֶחָ֨יו בְּנֵי־חַ֜יִל אֶ֣לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵא֗וֹת עַ֚ל פְּקֻדַּ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵעֵ֥בֶר לַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן מַעְרָ֑בָה לְכֹל֙ מְלֶ֣אכֶת יְהוָ֔ה וְלַעֲבֹדַ֖ת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ	30		Of the Hebronites, Xeshabyah and his kin, children of ability, a thousand seven hundred, over officers of Israel from beyond Jordan, from the westward, for every line of work of Yahweh, and in the service of the king.	3e	4C	36 15
לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִי֙ יְרִיָּ֣ה הָרֹ֔אשׁ לַֽחֶבְרוֹנִ֥י לְתֹלְדֹתָ֖יו לְאָב֑וֹת בִּשְׁנַ֨ת הָֽאַרְבָּעִ֜ים לְמַלְכ֤וּת דָּוִיד֙ נִדְרָ֔שׁוּ וַיִּמָּצֵ֥א בָהֶ֛ם גִּבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל בְּיַעְזֵ֥יר גִּלְעָֽד	31		Of the Hebronites, Yeriah was the head of the Hebronites for the successions of the ancestors. In the fortieth year of the reign of David, they were searched out, and was found in them valiant of force at Yezir of Gilead.	3d	4C	20 30
וְאֶחָ֣יו בְּנֵי־חַ֗יִל אַלְפַּ֛יִם וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָב֑וֹת וַיַּפְקִידֵ֞ם דָּוִ֣יד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עַל־הָראוּבֵנִ֤י וְהַגָּדִי֙ וַחֲצִי֙ שֵׁ֣בֶט הַֽמְנַשִּׁ֔י לְכָל־דְּבַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וּדְבַ֥ר הַמֶּֽלֶךְ	32		And his kin, the children of ability, a thousand seven hundred heads of the ancestors, and David the king made them officers to the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and half the band of the Manassites, for any matter of God and the routine of the king.	3d	4C	17 39