The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 16:28 Explained

1 Chronicles 16:28

KJV: Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.

YLT: Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.

Darby: Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Give unto Jehovah glory and strength!

ASV: Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples, Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Give  unto the LORD,  ye kindreds  of the people,  give  unto the LORD  glory  and strength. 

What does 1 Chronicles 16:28 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 16:28 mean?

Give to Yahweh families of the peoples to Yahweh glory and strength
הָב֤וּ לַֽיהוָה֙ מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת עַמִּ֔ים לַיהוָ֖ה כָּב֥וֹד וָעֹֽז

הָב֤וּ  Give 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: הַב 
Sense: to give, provide, ascribe, come.
לַֽיהוָה֙  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת  families 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
עַמִּ֔ים  of  the  peoples 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
לַיהוָ֖ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כָּב֥וֹד  glory 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
וָעֹֽז  and  strength 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹז  
Sense: might, strength.