The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 13:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 13:4

KJV: And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

YLT: And all the assembly say to do so, for the thing is right in the eyes of all the people.

Darby: And all the congregation said that they should do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

ASV: And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all the congregation  said  that they would do so:  for the thing  was right  in the eyes  of all the people. 

What does 1 Chronicles 13:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 13

1  David fetches the ark with great solemnity from Kirjath Jearim
9  Uzza being smitten, the ark is left at the house of Obed-Edom

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 13:4 mean?

And said all the assembly that they would do so for was right the thing in the eyes of all the people
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ כָֽל־ הַקָּהָ֖ל לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת כֵּ֑ן כִּֽי־ יָשַׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י כָל־ הָעָֽם

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַקָּהָ֖ל  the  assembly 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: קָהָל  
Sense: assembly, company, congregation, convocation.
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת  that  they  would  do 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כֵּ֑ן  so 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
יָשַׁ֥ר  was  right 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁר 
Sense: to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth.
הַדָּבָ֖ר  the  thing 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
בְּעֵינֵ֥י  in  the  eyes 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
כָל־  of  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הָעָֽם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.

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