The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 15:27 Explained

1 Chronicles 15:27

KJV: And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

YLT: And David is wrapped in an upper robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who are bearing the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah head of the burden of the singers; and on David is an Ephod of linen.

Darby: And David was clothed with a robe of byssus, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah chief of the music of the singers; and David had upon him a linen ephod.

ASV: And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David  [was] clothed  with a robe  of fine linen,  and all the Levites  that bare  the ark,  and the singers,  and Chenaniah  the master  of the song  with the singers:  David  also [had] upon him an ephod  of linen. 

What does 1 Chronicles 15:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 15

1  David having prepared a place for the ark,
15  the priests and Levites bring it from Obed-Edom
25  He performs the solemnity thereof with great joy
29  Michal despises him

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 15:27 mean?

And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen and as were all the Levites who bore - the ark and the singers and Chenaniah the master music [with] the singers And also David [wore] a ephod linen
וְדָוִ֞יד מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל ׀ בִּמְעִ֣יל בּ֗וּץ וְכָל־ הַלְוִיִּם֙ הַנֹּשְׂאִ֣ים אֶת־ הָאָר֔וֹן וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים וּכְנַנְיָ֛ה הַשַּׂ֥ר הַמַּשָּׂ֖א הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑ים וְעַל־ דָּוִ֖יד אֵפ֥וֹד בָּֽד

וְדָוִ֞יד  And  David 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
מְכֻרְבָּ֣ל ׀  was  clothed 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: כִּרְבֵּל  
Sense: to put a mantle on, be-mantle, bind around.
בִּמְעִ֣יל  with  a  robe 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מְעִיל  
Sense: robe.
בּ֗וּץ  of  fine  linen 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בּוּץ  
Sense: byssus, a costly, fine white linen cloth made in Egypt.
וְכָל־  and  as  were  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַלְוִיִּם֙  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
הַנֹּשְׂאִ֣ים  who  bore 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאָר֔וֹן  the  ark 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.
וְהַמְשֹׁ֣רְרִ֔ים  and  the  singers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
וּכְנַנְיָ֛ה  and  Chenaniah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּנַנְיָה 
Sense: a Levite song leader who assisted in the procession of transporting the ark.
הַשַּׂ֥ר  the  master 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַמַּשָּׂ֖א  music 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַשָּׂא 
Sense: load, bearing, tribute, burden, lifting.
הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִ֑ים  [with]  the  singers 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
וְעַל־  And  also 
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.
דָּוִ֖יד  David  [wore] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אֵפ֥וֹד  a  ephod 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֵפֹד  
Sense: ephod.
בָּֽד  linen 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד  
Sense: linen, white linen.

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