2 Chronicles 31:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

besides them that were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even every one that entered into the house of Jehovah, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their courses;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫ מִלְּבַ֞ד הִתְיַחְשָׂ֣ם לִזְכָרִ֗ים מִבֶּ֨ן שָׁל֤וֹשׁ שָׁנִים֙ וּלְמַ֔עְלָה לְכָל־הַבָּ֥א לְבֵית־יְהוָ֖ה לִדְבַר־י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֑וֹ לַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔ם בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖ם כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ ‬

Transliteration

Besides hityaḥśām to-zĕkārîm from-son-of šālôš šānîm and-upward, to-all the-bāʾ to-house-of-YHWH for-matter-of day in-its-day, for-ʿăbôdātām in-mišmĕrôtām according-to-maḥlĕqôtêhem.

Grammar Details

*hityaḥśām*: Hithpael infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their genealogical registration
*zĕkārîm*: noun, masculine plural - males
*šālôš*: numeral, feminine - three
*šānîm*: noun, feminine plural - years
*bāʾ*: Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one coming/entering
*ʿăbôdātām*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their service
*mišmĕrôtām*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their duties
*maḥlĕqôtêhem*: noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their divisions

Word Meanings

*hityaḥśām*: their genealogical registration/their enrollment by genealogy
*zĕkārîm*: males/men
*bāʾ*: the one coming/entering/attending
*ʿăbôdātām*: their service/work/labor
*mišmĕrôtām*: their duties/watches/shifts/responsibilities
*maḥlĕqôtêhem*: their divisions/courses/portions

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Referenced Verses

Ezra 3:4 : 4 And they kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and [offered] the daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;
Lev 21:22-23 : 22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy: 23 only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am Jehovah who sanctifieth them.
1 Chr 23:3 : 3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

Similar Verses (AI)

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2 Chr 31:17-19
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17and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their courses;
18and them that were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their office of trust they sanctified themselves in holiness.
19Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, that were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every city, there were men that were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites.
2 Chr 31:15
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15And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:
Num 3:28
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28According to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary.
1 Chr 26:12
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12Of these were the courses of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brethren, to minister in the house of Jehovah.
1 Chr 23:24
74%
24These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' [houses] of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.
1 Chr 23:27-28
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74%
27For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
28For their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
2 Chr 8:14
74%
14And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
Num 1:26
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Num 4:39-40
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39from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,
40even those that were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers' houses, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.
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73%
31And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the screen, and all the service thereof.
Num 1:3
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Num 3:15
73%
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Num 4:46-47
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46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers' houses,
47from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,
1 Chr 23:3
73%
3And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
Num 4:43-44
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43from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,
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73%
2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
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73%
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1 Chr 24:19
73%
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1 Chr 9:26-28
3 verses
72%
26for the four chief porters, who were Levites, were in an office of trust, and were over the chambers and over the treasuries in the house of God.
27And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge [thereof] was upon them; and to them pertained the opening thereof morning by morning.
28And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.
1 Chr 16:37
72%
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1 Chr 9:23
72%
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Num 4:30
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Num 4:35
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1 Chr 23:31-32
2 verses
72%
31and to offer all burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Jehovah;
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Num 4:23
72%
23from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to wait upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
1 Chr 28:13
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Num 3:39
71%
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Num 8:24
71%
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1 Chr 24:31
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Num 1:30
71%
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Num 1:18
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2 Chr 23:4
70%
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