1 Chronicles 23:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 23:24 : 24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
Ps 72:20 : 20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended{H8795)}.
2 Sam 23:1 : 1 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
1 Chr 23:3 : 3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

Similar Verses (AI)

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1 Chr 23:24-26
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24These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
25For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
1 Chr 23:2-4
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82%
2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
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23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
24This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
25And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
26But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.
2 Chr 31:16-17
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16Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;
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23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
1 Chr 27:23-24
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23But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
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Num 1:3
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Num 3:39
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46All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
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1 Chr 23:28
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Num 4:30
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30From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Num 4:43-44
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43From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
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Num 4:39
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Num 26:4
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2Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
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Num 1:26
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35From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
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1 Chr 23:6
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Num 1:45
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1 Chr 25:27
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Num 26:62
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38Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
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