uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-numbers

General Information:

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) who were chosen as gatekeepers

(Some words not found in UHB: of_them_of,all [who,had_been]_chosen to,gatekeepers at,thresholds two_hundreds and,two_plus ten they(emph) [was]_in,villages_of,their their_genealogical,enrolment they(emph) established Dāvid and,Samuel the,seer in,faithfulness_of,their )

It is not clear who chose these men, so if you have to translate in active form, use your language’s most general way of doing so. Alternate translation: [whom they had chosen to be gatekeepers]

Note 3 topic: translate-numbers

(Occurrence 0) numbered 212

(Some words not found in UHB: of_them_of,all [who,had_been]_chosen to,gatekeepers at,thresholds two_hundreds and,two_plus ten they(emph) [was]_in,villages_of,their their_genealogical,enrolment they(emph) established Dāvid and,Samuel the,seer in,faithfulness_of,their )

“numbered two hundred and twelve”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) Their names were recorded in the people’s records in their villages

(Some words not found in UHB: of_them_of,all [who,had_been]_chosen to,gatekeepers at,thresholds two_hundreds and,two_plus ten they(emph) [was]_in,villages_of,their their_genealogical,enrolment they(emph) established Dāvid and,Samuel the,seer in,faithfulness_of,their )

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: [The records in peoples’ villages included the names of these men]