The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 24:5 Explained

1 Chronicles 24:5

KJV: Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

YLT: And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

Darby: And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.

ASV: Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thus were they divided  by lot,  one sort  with another;  for the governors  of the sanctuary,  and governors  [of the house] of God,  were of the sons  of Eleazar,  and of the sons  of Ithamar. 

What does 1 Chronicles 24:5 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 24:5 mean?

Thus they were divided by lot these with these for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials [of the house] of God from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar -
וַיַּחְלְק֥וּם בְּגוֹרָל֖וֹת אֵ֣לֶּה עִם־ אֵ֑לֶּה כִּי־ הָי֤וּ שָֽׂרֵי־ קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ וְשָׂרֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִבְּנֵ֥י אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וּבִבְנֵ֥י אִיתָמָֽר ס

וַיַּחְלְק֥וּם  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.
בְּגוֹרָל֖וֹת  by  lot 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּורָל  
Sense: lot.
אֵ֣לֶּה  these 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
אֵ֑לֶּה  these 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
הָי֤וּ  there  were 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
שָֽׂרֵי־  officials 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙  of  the  sanctuary 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
וְשָׂרֵ֣י  and  officials  [of  the  house] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
מִבְּנֵ֥י  from  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶלְעָזָ֖ר  of  Eleazar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
וּבִבְנֵ֥י  and  from  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אִיתָמָֽר  of  Ithamar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִיתָמָר  
Sense: fourth and youngest son of Aaron.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation