1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 23:24
24These were the descendants of Levi by their families— the heads of families, registered individually by name— those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| were the descendants | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Levi | לֵוִי֩ | lê·wî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3878 Levi |
| by their families | אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| the heads | רָאשֵׁ֧י | rā·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of families | הָאָב֣וֹת | hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| registered | לִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗ם | lip̄·qū·ḏê·hem | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| individually | לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם | lə·ḡul·gə·lō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1538 skull, head, poll |
| by name | שֵׁמוֹת֙ | šê·mō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H8034 name |
| those twenty | עֶשְׂרִ֥ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| years of age | מִבֶּ֛ן | mib·ben | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| or older | וָמָֽעְלָה׃ | wā·mā·‘ə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
| who worked | עֹשֵׂה֙ | ‘ō·śêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6213 do, make |
| in the service | לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת | la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5656 labour, service |
| of the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.