The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 27:7 Explained

1 Chronicles 27:7

KJV: The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

YLT: The fourth, for the fourth month, is Asahel brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him, and on his course are twenty and four thousand.

Darby: The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

ASV: The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The fourth  [captain] for the fourth  month  [was] Asahel  the brother  of Joab,  and Zebadiah  his son  after  him: and in his course  [were] twenty  and four  thousand. 

What does 1 Chronicles 27:7 Mean?

Study Notes

fourth month
i.e. July.

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 27:7 mean?

The fourth [captain] for the month fourth - [was] Asahel the brother of Joab and Zebadiah his son after him and in his division [were] twenty and four thousand -
הָֽרְבִיעִ֞י לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִ֗י עֲשָׂה־ אֵל֙ אֲחִ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב וּזְבַדְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף ס

הָֽרְבִיעִ֞י  The  fourth  [captain] 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: רְבִיעִי 
Sense: fourth.
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ  for  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הָרְבִיעִ֗י  fourth 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: רְבִיעִי 
Sense: fourth.
עֲשָׂה־  - 
Parse:
אֵל֙  [was]  Asahel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲשָׂהאֵל  
Sense: nephew of David, son of David’s sister Zeruiah, and brother of Joab and Abishai; swift of foot he was killed by Abner when he pursued him in battle and caught him.
אֲחִ֣י  the  brother 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
יוֹאָ֔ב  of  Joab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
וּזְבַדְיָ֥ה  and  Zebadiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְבַדְיָה 
Sense: a Benjamite of the sons of Beriah.
בְנ֖וֹ  his  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַחֲרָ֑יו  after  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
וְעַל֙  and  in 
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.
מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ  his  division  [were] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַחֲלֹקֶת  
Sense: division, course, class, share, allotment.
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה  and  four 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
אָֽלֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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