The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 12:27 Explained

1 Chronicles 12:27

KJV: And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

YLT: and Jehoiada is the leader of the Aaronite, and with him are three thousand and seven hundred,

Darby: And Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;

ASV: And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jehoiada  [was] the leader  of the Aaronites,  and with him [were] three  thousand  and seven  hundred; 

What does 1 Chronicles 12:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 12

1  The companies that came to David at Ziklag
23  The armies that came to him at Hebron

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 12:27 mean?

Of the sons of Levi four thousand and six hundred -
מִן־ בְּנֵי֙ הַלֵּוִ֔י אַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת ס

בְּנֵי֙  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַלֵּוִ֔י  of  Levi 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי 
Sense: the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites.
אַרְבַּ֥עַת  four 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
אֲלָפִ֖ים  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וְשֵׁ֥שׁ  and  six 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
מֵאֽוֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation