The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 16:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 16:4

KJV: And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel:

YLT: And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,

Darby: And he appointed certain of the Levites to do the service before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate, and to thank and praise Jehovah the God of Israel:

ASV: And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he appointed  [certain] of the Levites  to minister  before  the ark  of the LORD,  and to record,  and to thank  and praise  the LORD  God  of Israel: 

What does 1 Chronicles 16:4 Mean?

Study Notes

record
See titles of Psalms 38, 70.

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 16

1  David's festival sacrifice
4  He orders a choir to sing thanksgiving
7  The psalm of thanksgiving
37  He appoints ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend the ark

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 16:4 mean?

And he appointed before the ark of Yahweh some of the Levites to minister and to commemorate and to thank and to praise Yahweh God of Israel -
וַיִּתֵּ֞ן לִפְנֵ֨י אֲר֧וֹן יְהוָ֛ה מִן־ הַלְוִיִּ֖ם מְשָׁרְתִ֑ים וּלְהַזְכִּיר֙ וּלְהוֹד֣וֹת וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל פ

וַיִּתֵּ֞ן  And  he  appointed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לִפְנֵ֨י  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
אֲר֧וֹן  the  ark 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: אֲרֹון  
Sense: chest, ark.
יְהוָ֛ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מִן־  some 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַלְוִיִּ֖ם  of  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
מְשָׁרְתִ֑ים  to  minister 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁרַת  
Sense: (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to.
וּלְהַזְכִּיר֙  and  to  commemorate 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
וּלְהוֹד֣וֹת  and  to  thank 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל  and  to  praise 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
לַיהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵ֥י  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
פ    - 
Parse: Punctuation