The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 27:21 Explained

1 Chronicles 27:21

KJV: Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

YLT: of the half of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner; of Dan, Azareel son of Jeroham:

Darby: for the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Jiddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;

ASV: of the half - tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the half  [tribe] of Manasseh  in Gilead,  Iddo  the son  of Zechariah:  of Benjamin,  Jaasiel  the son  of Abner: 

What does 1 Chronicles 27:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 27

1  The twelve captains for each month
16  The princes of the twelve tribes
23  The numbering of the people is hindered
25  David's several officers

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 27:21 mean?

[over] the [half-tribe] of Manasseh in Gilead Iddo son of Zechariah - [over] Benjamin Jaasiel of Abner -
לַחֲצִ֤י הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ גִּלְעָ֔דָה יִדּ֖וֹ בֶּן־ זְכַרְיָ֑הוּ ס לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן יַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖ל אַבְנֵֽר ס

לַחֲצִ֤י  [over]  the  [half-tribe] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
גִּלְעָ֔דָה  in  Gilead 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: גִּלְעָד  
Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’.
יִדּ֖וֹ  Iddo 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַדַּו 
Sense: son of Zechariah, ruler of the tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan in the time of David.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
זְכַרְיָ֑הוּ  of  Zechariah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְכַרְיָה 
Sense: th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation
לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן  [over]  Benjamin 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
יַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖ל  Jaasiel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַעֲשִׂיאֵל  
Sense: one of David’s mighty warriors.
אַבְנֵֽר  of  Abner 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִינֵר 
Sense: Saul’s cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab.
ס    - 
Parse: Punctuation

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