1 Chronicles 27:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now [this is] the enumerationלְֽמִסְפָּרָ֡ם
(le·mis·pa·ram)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
of the sonsוּבְנֵ֣י
(u·ve·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
the headsרָאשֵׁ֣י
(ra·shei)
7218: heada prim. root
of fathers'הָאָבֹ֣ות
(ha·'a·vo·vt)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
[households], the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֣י
(ve·sa·rei)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
of thousandsהָֽאֲלָפִ֣ים
(ha·'a·la·fim)
505: a thousanda prim. root
and of hundreds,וְהַמֵּאֹ֡ות
(ve·ham·me·'o·vt)
3967: hundreda prim. root
and their officersוְשֹׁטְרֵיהֶם֩
(ve·sho·te·rei·hem)
7860: official, officerfrom an unused word
who servedהַמְשָׁרְתִ֨ים
(ham·sha·re·tim)
8334: to minister, servea prim. root
the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
in allלְכֹ֣ל
(le·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the affairsדְּבַ֣ר
(de·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the divisionsהַֽמַּחְלְקֹ֗ות
(ham·mach·le·ko·vt)
4256: division, coursefrom chalaq
which cameהַבָּאָ֤ה
(hab·ba·'ah)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in and wentוְהַיֹּצֵאת֙
(ve·hai·yo·tzet)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out monthחֹ֣דֶשׁ
(cho·desh)
2320: new moon, a monthfrom chadash
by monthבְּחֹ֔דֶשׁ
(be·cho·desh,)
2320: new moon, a monthfrom chadash
throughout allלְכֹ֖ל
(le·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the monthsחָדְשֵׁ֣י
(cha·de·shei)
2320: new moon, a monthfrom chadash
of the year,הַשָּׁנָ֑ה
(ha·sha·nah;)
8141: a yearfrom shana
eachהָֽאַחַ֔ת
(ha·'a·chat,)
259: onea prim. card. number
divisionהַֽמַּחֲלֹ֙קֶת֙
(ham·ma·cha·lo·ket)
4256: division, coursefrom chalaq
[numbering] 24,000:עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser


















KJV Lexicon
Now the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
after their number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
to wit the chief
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and captains
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
of thousands
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and hundreds
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
and their officers
shoter  (sho-tare')
a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate -- officer, overseer, ruler.
that served
sharath  (shaw-rath')
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.
the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
in any matter
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the courses
machaloqeth  (makh-al-o'-keth)
a section (of Levites, people or soldiers) -- company, course, division, portion.
which came in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and went out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
month
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
by month
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
throughout all the months
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
of the year
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
of every
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
course
machaloqeth  (makh-al-o'-keth)
a section (of Levites, people or soldiers) -- company, course, division, portion.
were twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
and four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now this is the enumeration of the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers' households, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all the affairs of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division numbering 24,000:

King James Bible
Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is the list of the Israelites, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 in each division:

International Standard Version
The Israelis, according to the number of the leaders of their families, the officers of groups of thousands and groups of hundreds, and their leaders who served the king on behalf of the army divisions of 24,000 soldiers on duty month by month throughout the year, consisted of the following.

NET Bible
What follows is a list of Israelite family leaders and commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, as well as their officers who served the king in various matters. Each division was assigned to serve for one month during the year; each consisted of 24,000 men.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is a list of Israelite family heads, regiment and battalion commanders, and officers who were serving the king in all the army's units. Throughout each year they came for a month at a time and then left. Each unit consisted of 24,000 men.

King James 2000 Bible
Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of the fathers' houses and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the divisions, who came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every division were twenty and four thousand.
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