The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 27:26 Explained

1 Chronicles 27:26

KJV: And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

YLT: and over workmen of the field for the service of the ground is Ezri son of Chelub;

Darby: And over them that worked in the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.

ASV: And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And over them that did  the work  of the field  for tillage  of the ground  [was] Ezri  the son  of Chelub: 

What does 1 Chronicles 27:26 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 27:26 mean?

and over those who did the work of the field for tilling of the ground Ezri was son Chelub
וְעַ֗ל עֹשֵׂי֙ מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת הָאֲדָמָ֑ה עֶזְרִ֖י בֶּן־ כְּלֽוּב

וְעַ֗ל  and  over 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
עֹשֵׂי֙  those  who  did 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מְלֶ֣אכֶת  the  work 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה  of  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת  for  tilling 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.
הָאֲדָמָ֑ה  of  the  ground 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.
עֶזְרִ֖י  Ezri  was 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶזְרִי  
Sense: son of Chelub and superintendent of king David’s farm labourers.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
כְּלֽוּב  Chelub 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּלוּב  
Sense: a descendant of Judah.

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