The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 26:27 Explained

1 Chronicles 26:27

KJV: Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD.

YLT: from the battles, even from the spoil they sanctified to strengthen the house of Jehovah;

Darby: (from the wars and out of the spoils had they dedicated them, to maintain the house of Jehovah),

ASV: Out of the spoil won in battles did they dedicate to repair the house of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Out of the spoils  won in battles  did they dedicate  to maintain  the house  of the LORD. 

What does 1 Chronicles 26:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 26

1  The divisions of the porters
13  The gates assigned by lot
20  The Levites that had charge of the treasures
29  Officers and judges

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 26:27 mean?

Out of [won in] battles and Some of the spoils they dedicated to maintain the house of Yahweh
מִן־ הַמִּלְחָמ֥וֹת וּמִן־ הַשָּׁלָ֖ל הִקְדִּ֑ישׁוּ לְחַזֵּ֖ק לְבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה

מִן־  Out  of 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַמִּלְחָמ֥וֹת  [won  in]  battles 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
וּמִן־  and  Some 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַשָּׁלָ֖ל  of  the  spoils 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלָל  
Sense: prey, plunder, spoil, booty.
הִקְדִּ֑ישׁוּ  they  dedicated 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.
לְחַזֵּ֖ק  to  maintain 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: חָזַק  
Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
לְבֵ֥ית  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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