1 Chronicles 23:11
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And Leheth was the first, Ziza the second: but Jaus and Baria had not many children, and therefore they were counted in one family, and in one house.

Zizah

1 Chronicles 23:10 And the sons of Semei were Leheth, and Ziza, and Jaus, and Baria: these were the sons of Semei, four.

Context
The Gershonites
10And the sons of Semei were Leheth, and Ziza, and Jaus, and Baria: these were the sons of Semei, four. 11And Leheth was the first, Ziza the second: but Jaus and Baria had not many children, and therefore they were counted in one family, and in one house.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 23:10
And the sons of Semei were Leheth, and Ziza, and Jaus, and Baria: these were the sons of Semei, four.

1 Chronicles 23:12
The sons of Caath were Amram, and Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel, four.

Lexicon
Jahath
יַ֣חַת (ya·ḥaṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3189: Jahath -- 'He will snatch up', the name of several Israelites

was
וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the first
הָרֹ֔אשׁ (hā·rōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head

and Zizah
וְזִיזָ֖ה (wə·zî·zāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2125: Zizah -- a Levite

was the second;
הַשֵּׁנִ֑י (haš·šê·nî)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8145: Second (an ordinal number)

but Jeush
וִיע֤וּשׁ (wî·‘ūš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3266: Jeush -- 'he comes to help', an Edomite, also the name of several Israelites

and Beriah
וּבְרִיעָה֙ (ū·ḇə·rî·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1283: Beriah -- four Israelites

did not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

have many
הִרְבּ֣וּ (hir·bū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great

sons,
בָנִ֔ים (ḇā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

so they were counted as
וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (way·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

one family
אָ֔ב (’āḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

and received a single
אֶחָֽת׃ (’e·ḥāṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

assignment.
לִפְקֻדָּ֖ה (lip̄·qud·dāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6486: Oversight, mustering, visitation, store


Additional Translations
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers house in one reckoning.

And Jeth was the chief, and Ziza the second: and Joas and Beria did not multiply sons, and they became only one reckoning according to the house of their father.

And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.

Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah didn't have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.
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