The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 25:1 Explained

1 Chronicles 25:1

KJV: Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

YLT: And David and the heads of the host separate for service, of the sons of Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun, who are prophesying with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals, and the number of the workmen is according to their service.

Darby: And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:

ASV: Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover David  and the captains  of the host  separated  to the service  of the sons  of Asaph,  and of Heman,  and of Jeduthun,  who should prophesy  {08675;05030> with harps,  with psalteries,  and with cymbals:  and the number  of the workmen  according to their service  was: 

What does 1 Chronicles 25:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 25

1  The number and offices of the singers
8  Their division by lot into twenty-four orders

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 25:1 mean?

Moreover separated David and the captains of the army for service [some] of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun - who [should] prophesy with harps stringed instruments and cymbals and was the number of men the skilled [performing their] service
וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל דָּוִיד֩ וְשָׂרֵ֨י הַצָּבָ֜א לַעֲבֹדָ֗ה לִבְנֵ֤י אָסָף֙ וְהֵימָ֣ן וִֽידוּת֔וּן [הנביאים] (הַֽנִּבְּאִ֛ים‪‬) בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹת בִּנְבָלִ֖ים וּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי֙ מִסְפָּרָ֔ם אַנְשֵׁ֥י מְלָאכָ֖ה לַעֲבֹדָתָֽם

וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל  Moreover  separated 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּדַל  
Sense: to divide, separate.
דָּוִיד֩  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וְשָׂרֵ֨י  and  the  captains 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הַצָּבָ֜א  of  the  army 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צָבָא 
Sense: that which goes forth, army, war, warfare, host.
לַעֲבֹדָ֗ה  for  service 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.
לִבְנֵ֤י  [some]  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָסָף֙  of  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
וְהֵימָ֣ן  and  of  Heman 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֵימָן  
Sense: a wise man to whom Solomon was compared.
וִֽידוּת֔וּן  and  of  Jeduthun 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְדוּתוּן 
Sense: a Levite of the family of Merari and the chief of one of the 3 choirs of the temple whose descendants also formed one of the perpetual temple choirs; he is named at the beginning of 3 Psalms (39, 62, 77) either as the composer or the recipient of those Psalms but most likely as the leader of the choir by which those Psalms were to be sung.
[הנביאים]  - 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
(הַֽנִּבְּאִ֛ים‪‬)  who  [should]  prophesy 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: נָבִיא  
Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
בְּכִנֹּר֥וֹת  with  harps 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כִּנּׄור  
Sense: lyre, harp.
בִּנְבָלִ֖ים  stringed  instruments 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
Root:  
Sense: a skin-bag, jar, pitcher.
וּבִמְצִלְתָּ֑יִם  and  cymbals 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, cd
Root: מְצִלְתַּיִם  
Sense: cymbals.
וַֽיְהִי֙  and  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
מִסְפָּרָ֔ם  the  number 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִסְפָּר  
Sense: number, tale.
אַנְשֵׁ֥י  of  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
מְלָאכָ֖ה  the  skilled 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
לַעֲבֹדָתָֽם  [performing  their]  service 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.