1 Chronicles 23:27

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{ "verseID": "1 Chronicles.23.27", "source": "כִּ֣י בְדִבְרֵ֤י דָוִיד֙ הָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔ים הֵ֖מָּה מִסְפַּ֣ר בְּנֵי־לֵוִ֑י מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃", "text": "For in-*ḏiḇrê* *Dāwid* the-*ʾaḥărōnîm* *hēmmāh* *mispar* *bənê*-*Lēwî* from-*ben* twenty *šānāh* and-to-*māʿəlāh*", "grammar": { "*ḏiḇrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun", "*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with definite article - the last", "*hēmmāh*": "pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they were", "*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*Lēwî*": "proper noun", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of/aged", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*māʿəlāh*": "adverb - upward" }, "variants": { "*ḏiḇrê* *Dāwid* *ʾaḥărōnîm*": "last words of David, final commands of David" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י בְדִבְרֵ֤י דָוִיד֙ הָאַ֣חֲרֹנִ֔ים הֵ֖מָּה מִסְפַּ֣ר בְּנֵי־לֵוִ֑י מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָֽעְלָה׃

Transliteration

For in-ḏiḇrê Dāwid the-ʾaḥărōnîm hēmmāh mispar bənê-Lēwî from-ben twenty šānāh and-to-māʿəlāh

Grammar Details

• *ḏiḇrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - words of
• *Dāwid*: proper noun
• *ʾaḥărōnîm*: adjective, masculine plural with definite article - the last
• *hēmmāh*: pronoun, 3rd masculine plural - they were
• *mispar*: noun, masculine singular construct - number of
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *Lēwî*: proper noun
• *ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of/aged
• *šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *māʿəlāh*: adverb - upward

Word Meanings

• *ḏiḇrê* *Dāwid* *ʾaḥărōnîm*: last words of David, final commands of David

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  According to the last instructions of David, the number of the Levites was from twenty years old and upward.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but acordinge to ye last wordes of Dauid,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were nombred from twentie yeere and aboue,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For according to the last wordes of Dauid, the Leuites were numbred from twentie yeres and aboue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For by the last words of David the Levites [were] numbered from twenty years old and above:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for by the last words of David they `took' the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  According to David’s final instructions, the Levites twenty years old and up were counted.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 23:24 : 24 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.23.24", "source": "אֵ֣לֶּה בְנֵֽי־לֵוִי֩ לְבֵ֨ית אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם רָאשֵׁ֧י הָאָב֣וֹת לִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗ם בְּמִסְפַּ֤ר שֵׁמוֹת֙ לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָ֔ם עֹשֵׂה֙ הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָֽעְלָה׃", "text": "*ʾĒlleh* *bənê*-*Lēwî* for-*bêṯ* *ʾăḇōṯêhem* *rāʾšê* the-*ʾāḇôṯ* to-*pəqûḏêhem* in-*mispar* *šēmôṯ* to-*gulggəlōṯām* *ʿōśēh* the-*məlāḵāh* for-*ʿăḇōḏaṯ* *bêṯ* *YHWH* from-*ben* twenty *šānāh* and-*māʿəlāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾĒlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - these", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*Lēwî*": "proper noun", "*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾăḇōṯêhem*": "noun with suffix, masculine plural - their fathers", "*rāʾšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - heads of", "*ʾāḇôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the fathers", "*pəqûḏêhem*": "noun with suffix, masculine plural - their numberings", "*mispar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - number of", "*šēmôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural - names", "*gulggəlōṯām*": "noun with suffix, feminine plural - their heads", "*ʿōśēh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - doing", "*məlāḵāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the work", "*ʿăḇōḏaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - service of", "*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*māʿəlāh*": "adverb with waw conjunction - and upward" }, "variants": { "*gulggəlōṯām*": "by their heads, individually, one by one", "*pəqûḏêhem*": "their numberings, their appointed duties, their census" } }
• Ps 72:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Psalms.72.20", "source": "כָּלּ֥וּ תְפִלּ֑וֹת דָּ֝וִ֗ד בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃", "text": "*kāllû* *təphillôt* *Dāwid* *ben*-*Yishāy*", "grammar": { "*kāllû*": "verb, pual perfect, 3rd person plural - they are finished/completed", "*təphillôt*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - prayers of", "*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David", "*ben-Yishāy*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + proper noun - son of Jesse" }, "variants": { "*kāllû*": "they are ended/completed/finished", "*təphillôt*": "prayers/petitions/supplications", "*Dāwid*": "David (king of Israel)", "*ben-Yishāy*": "son of Jesse/Jesse's son" } }
• 2 Sam 23:1 : 1 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.23.1", "source": "וְאֵ֛לֶּה דִּבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל", "text": "And these *diḇrê* *Dāwiḏ* the *ʾaḥărōnîm*: *nəʾum* *Dāwiḏ* *ben*-*Yišay* and *nəʾum* the *geḇer* *huqam* *ʿāl*, *məšîaḥ* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yaʿăqōḇ*, and *nəʿîm* *zəmirôṯ* *Yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these", "*diḇrê*": "construct form, masculine plural of *dāḇār* - words of", "*Dāwiḏ*": "proper noun - David", "*hāʾaḥărōnîm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the last/latter", "*nəʾum*": "construct form, utterance/oracle of", "*ben*": "construct form - son of", "*Yišay*": "proper noun - Jesse", "*geḇer*": "noun, masculine singular - man/warrior", "*huqam*": "hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was raised/established", "*ʿāl*": "preposition - on high/above", "*məšîaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - anointed one of", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*nəʿîm*": "adjective, masculine singular - pleasant/sweet", "*zəmirôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - songs/psalms of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*diḇrê*": "words/matters/things/speech of", "*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "last/latter/final", "*nəʾum*": "utterance/oracle/declaration", "*huqam*": "was raised/established/set up", "*ʿāl*": "on high/above/upon/concerning", "*məšîaḥ*": "anointed one/messiah of", "*nəʿîm*": "pleasant/sweet/delightful", "*zəmirôṯ*": "songs/psalms/melodies" } }
• 1 Chr 23:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Chronicles.23.3", "source": "וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם מִבֶּ֛ן שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וָמָ֑עְלָה וַיְהִ֨י מִסְפָּרָ֤ם לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙ לִגְבָרִ֔ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃", "text": "And *wayyissāp̄ərû* the-*Ləwiyyîm* from-*ben* thirty *šānāh* and-*māʿəlāh* and *wayəhî* *mispārām* by-*gulggəlōṯām* for-*gəḇārîm* thirty and-eight *ʾālep̄*", "grammar": { "*wayyissāp̄ərû*": "verb, niphal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - they were counted/numbered", "*Ləwiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the Levites", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of, aged", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*māʿəlāh*": "adverb with waw conjunction - and upward", "*wayəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it was", "*mispārām*": "noun with possessive suffix, masculine singular - their number", "*gulggəlōṯām*": "noun with possessive suffix, feminine plural - their heads/polls", "*gəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*ʾālep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand" }, "variants": { "*gulggəlōṯām*": "by their heads, by head count, individually", "*gəḇārîm*": "men, strong men, males" } }