The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 16:13 Explained

1 Chronicles 16:13

KJV: O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

YLT: O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!

Darby: Ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.

ASV: O ye seed of Israel his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

O ye seed  of Israel  his servant,  ye children  of Jacob,  his chosen ones. 

What does 1 Chronicles 16:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 16

1  David's festival sacrifice
4  He orders a choir to sing thanksgiving
7  The psalm of thanksgiving
37  He appoints ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend the ark

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 16:13 mean?

seed of Israel His servant You children of Jacob His chosen ones
זֶ֚רַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדּ֔וֹ בְּנֵ֥י יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּחִירָֽיו

זֶ֚רַע  seed 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
עַבְדּ֔וֹ  His  servant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
בְּנֵ֥י  You  children 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יַעֲקֹ֖ב  of  Jacob 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲקֹב  
Sense: son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 2 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel.
בְּחִירָֽיו  His  chosen  ones 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּחִיר  
Sense: chosen, choice one, chosen one, elect (of God).