The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 16:3 Explained

1 Chronicles 16:3

KJV: And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.

YLT: and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.

Darby: And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread and a measure of wine and a raisin-cake.

ASV: And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh , and a cake of raisins.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he dealt  to every one  of Israel,  both man  and woman,  to every one  a loaf  of bread,  and a good piece of flesh,  and a flagon  [of wine]. 

What does 1 Chronicles 16:3 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 16:3 mean?

And he distributed to everyone of Israel from man and to woman to everyone a loaf of bread and a piece [of meat] and a cake of raisins
וַיְחַלֵּק֙ לְכָל־ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאִ֖ישׁ וְעַד־ אִשָּׁ֑ה לְאִישׁ֙ כִּכַּר־ לֶ֔חֶם וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖ר וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה

וַיְחַלֵּק֙  And  he  distributed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָלַק 
Sense: to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign.
אִ֣ישׁ  everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  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.
מֵאִ֖ישׁ  from  man 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
וְעַד־  and  to 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
אִשָּׁ֑ה  woman 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
לְאִישׁ֙  to  everyone 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
כִּכַּר־  a  loaf 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: כִּכָּר  
Sense: round.
לֶ֔חֶם  of  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
וְאֶשְׁפָּ֖ר  and  a  piece  [of  meat] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶשְׁפָּר  
Sense: piece of meat, measured portion, date-cake (meaning and significance obscure).
וַאֲשִׁישָֽׁה  and  a  cake  of  raisins 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲשִׁישָׁה  
Sense: raisin-cake, used in sacrificial feasts.