1 Chronicles 9:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֗ם רָאשִׁים֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתָ֔ם אֶ֕לֶף וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֑ים גִּבּ֣וֹרֵי חֵ֔יל מְלֶ֖אכֶת עֲבוֹדַ֥ת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

Transliteration

wa-ʾăḥêhem rāʾšîm to-bêt ʾăbôtām thousand û-seven hundred wĕ-sixty gibbôrê ḥayil mĕleʾket ʿăbôdat bêt-hā-ʾĕlōhîm

Grammar Details

*wa*-*ʾăḥêhem*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and their brothers
*rāʾšîm*: noun, masculine plural - heads/chiefs
to-*bêt*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for house of
*ʾăbôtām*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fathers
thousand *û*-seven hundred *wĕ*-sixty: cardinal numbers - one thousand seven hundred and sixty
*gibbôrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - mighty men of
*ḥayil*: noun, masculine singular - valor/strength
*mĕleʾket*: noun, feminine singular construct - work of
*ʿăbôdat*: noun, feminine singular construct - service of
*bêt*-*hā*-*ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine plural - house of God

Word Meanings

*gibbôrê* *ḥayil*: mighty men of valor/capable men/skilled workers/men of ability
*mĕleʾket* *ʿăbôdat*: work of service/service work/ministry duties

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 26:6 : 6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.
1 Chr 26:30 : 30 And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.
1 Chr 26:32 : 32 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
Neh 11:14 : 14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.

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39The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
2 Chr 31:13
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