1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 23:2–4

²Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

³The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000 . ⁴“Of these,” said David,^a “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,

Footnotes

a 23:4 Hebrew does not include said David,

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1 Chronicles 23:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he gathered	וַיֶּאֱסֹף֙	way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the leaders	שָׂרֵ֣י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
as well as the priests	וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים	wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
and Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite

1 Chronicles 23:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֔ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years of age	מִבֶּ֛ן	mib·ben	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
or older	וָמָ֑עְלָה	wā·mā·‘ə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
were counted	וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙	way·yis·sā·p̄ə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5608 count
and the total number	מִסְפָּרָ֤ם	mis·pā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4557 number, tale
of men	לִגְבָרִ֔ים	liḡ·ḇā·rîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H1397 man
was	וַיְהִ֨י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
38,000	שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty

1 Chronicles 23:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Of these	מֵאֵ֗לֶּה	mê·’êl·leh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
24,000	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
are to oversee	לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙	lə·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
the work	מְלֶ֣אכֶת	mə·le·ḵeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4399 occupation, work
of the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
6,000	שֵׁ֥שֶׁת	šê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H8337 six
are to be officers	וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים	wə·šō·ṭə·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H7860 official, officer
and judges	וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים	wə·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern

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1 Chronicles 23:3 1 Chronicles 23:24

1 Chronicles 23:4 2 Chronicles 19:8 · Deuteronomy 16:18

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