The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 9:19 Explained

1 Chronicles 9:19

KJV: And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry.

YLT: And Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, are over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers are over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entrance;

Darby: And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, and their fathers, set over the camp of Jehovah, were keepers of the entrance.

ASV: And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of his father's house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Jehovah, keepers of the entry.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Shallum  the son  of Kore,  the son  of Ebiasaph,  the son  of Korah,  and his brethren,  of the house  of his father,  the Korahites,  [were] over the work  of the service,  keepers  of the gates  of the tabernacle:  and their fathers,  [being] over the host  of the LORD,  [were] keepers  of the entry. 

What does 1 Chronicles 9:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1Ch 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 9:19 mean?

And Shallum son of Kore the son of Ebiasaph of Korah and his brothers from house of his father the Korahites [were] in charge of the work of the service keepers gatekeepers of the tabernacle and their fathers to the camp of Yahweh had been keepers of the entrance
וְשַׁלּ֣וּם בֶּן־ ק֠וֹרֵא בֶּן־ אֶבְיָסָ֨ף קֹ֜רַח וְֽאֶחָ֧יו לְבֵית־ אָבִ֣יו הַקָּרְחִ֗ים עַ֚ל מְלֶ֣אכֶת הָעֲבוֹדָ֔ה שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסִּפִּ֖ים לָאֹ֑הֶל וַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ עַל־ מַחֲנֵ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה שֹׁמְרֵ֖י הַמָּבֽוֹא

וְשַׁלּ֣וּם  And  Shallum 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁלּוּם  
Sense: son of Jabesh, conspirator and slayer of king Zachariah of the northern kingdom of Israel ending the dynasty of Jehu; assumed the throne and became the 5th king of the northern kingdom; reigned for one month and was killed by Menahem.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
ק֠וֹרֵא  of  Kore 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹרֵא  
Sense: a Korahite Levite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶבְיָסָ֨ף  of  Ebiasaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶבְיָסָף  
Sense: a son or descendant of Korah.
קֹ֜רַח  of  Korah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹרַח  
Sense: son of Izhar, grandson of Kohath, great grandson of Levi and leader of the rebellion of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron while in the wilderness; punished and died by an earthquake and flames of fire.
וְֽאֶחָ֧יו  and  his  brothers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
לְבֵית־  from  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אָבִ֣יו  of  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
הַקָּרְחִ֗ים  the  Korahites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: קָרְחִי  
Sense: descendants of Korah the son of Levi.
עַ֚ל  [were]  in  charge 
Parse: 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.
מְלֶ֣אכֶת  of  the  work 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
הָעֲבוֹדָ֔ה  of  the  service 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י  keepers 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
הַסִּפִּ֖ים  gatekeepers 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סַף 
Sense: a spreading out, basin, goblet, bowl.
לָאֹ֑הֶל  of  the  tabernacle 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹהֶל  
Sense: tent.
וַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙  and  their  fathers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
מַחֲנֵ֣ה  the  camp 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: מַחֲנֶה  
Sense: encampment, camp.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
שֹׁמְרֵ֖י  had  been  keepers 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
הַמָּבֽוֹא  of  the  entrance 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָבֹוא  
Sense: entrance, a coming in, entering.