The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 24:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 24:4

KJV: And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

YLT: and there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them: Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight.

Darby: And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.

ASV: And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers houses, eight.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And there were more  chief  men  found  of the sons  of Eleazar  than of the sons  of Ithamar;  and [thus] were they divided.  Among the sons  of Eleazar  [there were] sixteen  chief men  of the house  of [their] fathers,  and eight  among the sons  of Ithamar  according to the house  of their fathers. 

What does 1 Chronicles 24:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 24

1  The division of the sons of Aaron by lot into twenty-four orders
20  The Kohathites
26  and the Merarites, divided by lot

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 24:4 mean?

And there were found of the sons of Eleazar more leaders men than of the sons of Ithamar and [thus] they were divided Among the sons [were] heads of houses [their] fathers' six [and] ten and among the sons of Ithamar houses their fathers' eight [heads of]
וַיִּמָּצְא֣וּ בְֽנֵי־ אֶלְעָזָ֡ר רַבִּ֞ים לְרָאשֵׁ֧י הַגְּבָרִ֛ים מִן־ בְּנֵ֥י אִיתָמָ֖ר וַֽיַּחְלְק֑וּם לִבְנֵ֨י רָאשִׁ֤ים לְבֵית־ אָבוֹת֙ שִׁשָּׁ֣ה עָשָׂ֔ר וְלִבְנֵ֧י אִיתָמָ֛ר לְבֵ֥ית אֲבוֹתָ֖ם שְׁמוֹנָֽה

וַיִּמָּצְא֣וּ  And  there  were  found 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
בְֽנֵי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶלְעָזָ֡ר  of  Eleazar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
רַבִּ֞ים  more 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
לְרָאשֵׁ֧י  leaders 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הַגְּבָרִ֛ים  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֶּבֶר  
Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight).
מִן־  than 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
בְּנֵ֥י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אִיתָמָ֖ר  of  Ithamar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִיתָמָר  
Sense: fourth and youngest son of Aaron.
וַֽיַּחְלְק֑וּם  and  [thus]  they  were  divided 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine plural
Root: חָלַק 
Sense: to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign.
לִבְנֵ֨י  Among  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
רָאשִׁ֤ים  [were]  heads 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
לְבֵית־  of  houses 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אָבוֹת֙  [their]  fathers' 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
שִׁשָּׁ֣ה  six 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
עָשָׂ֔ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂר 
Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
וְלִבְנֵ֧י  and  among  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אִיתָמָ֛ר  of  Ithamar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִיתָמָר  
Sense: fourth and youngest son of Aaron.
לְבֵ֥ית  houses 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֲבוֹתָ֖ם  their  fathers' 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
שְׁמוֹנָֽה  eight  [heads  of] 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמֹנֶה  
Sense: eight, eighth.

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