1 Chronicles 27:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַ֗ל עֹשֵׂי֙ מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת הָאֲדָמָ֑ה עֶזְרִ֖י בֶּן־כְּלֽוּב׃

Transliteration

And over 'ōśê məle'ḵeṯ the śāḏeh for 'ăḇōḏaṯ the 'ăḏāmāh 'Ezrî ben-Kəlûḇ.

Grammar Details

*'ōśê*: participle, qal, masculine plural construct - doers of
*məle'ḵeṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - work of
*śāḏeh*: noun, masculine singular - field
*'ăḇōḏaṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - service/labor of
*'ăḏāmāh*: noun, feminine singular - ground/land/soil
*'Ezrî*: proper noun - Ezri
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*Kəlûḇ*: proper noun - Chelub

Word Meanings

*'ōśê*: doers/makers/workers
*məle'ḵeṯ*: work/labor/workmanship
*'ăḇōḏaṯ*: service/work/labor/cultivation
*'ăḏāmāh*: ground/land/soil/earth

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