The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 9:21 Explained

1 Chronicles 9:21

KJV: And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

YLT: Zechariah son of Meshelemiah is gatekeeper at the opening of the tent of meeting.

Darby: Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was doorkeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

ASV: Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tent of meeting.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[And] Zechariah  the son  of Meshelemiah  [was] porter  of the door  of the tabernacle  of the congregation. 

What does 1 Chronicles 9:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 9

1  The original of Israel and Judah's genealogies
2  The Israelites
10  The priests
14  and the Levites, with Nethinims, who dwelt in Jerusalem
27  The charge of certain Levites
35  The stock of Saul and Jonathan

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 9:21 mean?

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah [was] keeper of the door of the tabernacle of meeting
זְכַרְיָה֙ בֶּ֣ן מְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֔ה שֹׁעֵ֥ר פֶּ֖תַח לְאֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד

זְכַרְיָה֙  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.
בֶּ֣ן  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֔ה  of  Meshelemiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה 
Sense: a Korhite Levite porter or gatekeeper of the house of God in the time of David.
שֹׁעֵ֥ר  [was]  keeper 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁועֵר  
Sense: gatekeeper, porter.
פֶּ֖תַח  of  the  door 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
לְאֹ֥הֶל  of  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
מוֹעֵֽד  of  meeting 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹועֵד  
Sense: appointed place, appointed time, meeting.

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