The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 25:16 Explained

1 Chronicles 25:16

KJV: The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

YLT: the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

Darby: The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

ASV: the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The ninth  to Mattaniah,  [he], his sons,  and his brethren,  [were] twelve: 

What does 1 Chronicles 25:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 25

1  The number and offices of the singers
8  Their division by lot into twenty-four orders

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 25:16 mean?

the ninth for Mattaniah his sons and his brothers two [and] ten
הַתְּשִׁיעִ֣י מַתַּנְיָ֔הוּ בָּנָ֥יו וְאֶחָ֖יו שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר

הַתְּשִׁיעִ֣י  the  ninth 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: תְּשִׁיעִי  
Sense: ninth (as ordinal number).
מַתַּנְיָ֔הוּ  for  Mattaniah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַתַּנְיָה 
Sense: the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as ‘Zedekiah’.
בָּנָ֥יו  his  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וְאֶחָ֖יו  and  his  brothers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
שְׁנֵ֥ים  two 
Parse: Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עָשָֽׂר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).

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