The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 23:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 23:4

KJV: Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

YLT: Of these to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah are twenty and four thousand, and officers and judges six thousand,

Darby: Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

ASV: Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of which,  twenty  and four  thousand  [were] to set forward  the work  of the house  of the LORD;  and six  thousand  [were] officers  and judges: 

What does 1 Chronicles 23:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 23

1  David in his old age makes Solomon king
2  The number and distribution of the Levites
7  The families of the Gershonites
12  The sons of Kohath
21  The sons of Merari
24  The office of the Levites

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 23:4 mean?

Of these [were] to look after the work of the house of Yahweh twenty and four thousand and [were] officers and judges six thousand
מֵאֵ֗לֶּה לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ עַל־ מְלֶ֣אכֶת בֵּית־ יְהוָ֔ה עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים שֵׁ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים

מֵאֵ֗לֶּה  Of  these  [were] 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙  to  look 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: נָצַח  
Sense: to excel, be bright, be preeminent, be perpetual, be overseer, be enduring.
עַל־  after 
Parse: 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.
מְלֶ֣אכֶת  the  work 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
בֵּית־  of  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה  and  four 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
אָ֑לֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים  and  [were]  officers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁטַר  
Sense: (Qal) official, officer.
וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים  and  judges 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
שֵׁ֥שֶׁת  six 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
אֲלָפִֽים  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.