The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 26:13 Explained

1 Chronicles 26:13

KJV: And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

YLT: and they cause to fall lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for gate and gate.

Darby: And they cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

ASV: And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers houses, for every gate.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they cast  lots,  as well the small  as the great,  according to the house  of their fathers,  for every gate. 

What does 1 Chronicles 26:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1Ch 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 26:13 mean?

And they cast lots the small as well as the great according to house of their father for and each gate -
וַיַּפִּ֨ילוּ גוֹרָל֜וֹת כַּקָּטֹ֧ן כַּגָּד֛וֹל לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָ֖ם לְשַׁ֥עַר וָשָֽׁעַר פ

וַיַּפִּ֨ילוּ  And  they  cast 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
גוֹרָל֜וֹת  lots 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּורָל  
Sense: lot.
כַּקָּטֹ֧ן  the  small 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָטָן 
Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant.
כַּגָּד֛וֹל  as  well  as  the  great 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
לְבֵ֥ית  according  to  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֲבוֹתָ֖ם  of  their  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וָשָֽׁעַר  and  each  gate 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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