The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 12:32 Explained

1 Chronicles 12:32

KJV: And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

YLT: And of the sons of Issachar, having understanding for the times, to know what Israel should do; their heads are two hundred, and all their brethren are at their command.

Darby: And of the children of Issachar, who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their bidding.

ASV: And of the children of Issachar, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And of the children  of Issachar,  [which were men] that had understanding  of the times,  to know  what Israel  ought to do;  the heads  of them [were] two hundred;  and all their brethren  [were] at their commandment. 

What does 1 Chronicles 12:32 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 12:32 mean?

And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eight [and] ten thousand who were designated by name to come and make king - David -
וּמֵחֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָ֑לֶף אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִקְּבוּ֙ בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת לָב֖וֹא לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ אֶת־ דָּוִֽיד ס

מַטֵּ֣ה  of  the  half-tribe 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַטֶּה  
Sense: staff, branch, tribe.
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה  of  Manasseh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְנַשֶּׁה  
Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה  eight 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמֹנֶה  
Sense: eight, eighth.
עָשָׂ֖ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
אָ֑לֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
נִקְּבוּ֙  were  designated 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָקַב 
Sense: to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint.
בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹת  by  name 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
לָב֖וֹא  to  come 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ  and  make  king 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
דָּוִֽיד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation