The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 25:8 Explained

1 Chronicles 25:8

KJV: And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

YLT: And they cause to fall lots -- charge over-against charge, as well the small as the great, the intelligent with the learner.

Darby: And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.

ASV: And they cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they cast  lots,  ward  against  [ward], as well the small  as the great,  the teacher  as the scholar. 

What does 1 Chronicles 25:8 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 25:8 mean?

And they cast lots for their duty against the small as well as the great the teacher with the student -
וַיַּפִּ֜ילוּ גּוֹרָל֣וֹת מִשְׁמֶ֗רֶת לְעֻמַּת֙ כַּקָּטֹ֣ן כַּגָּד֔וֹל מֵבִ֖ין עִם־ תַּלְמִֽיד פ

וַיַּפִּ֜ילוּ  And  they  cast 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
גּוֹרָל֣וֹת  lots 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: גֹּורָל  
Sense: lot.
מִשְׁמֶ֗רֶת  for  their  duty 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁמֶרֶת  
Sense: guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch.
לְעֻמַּת֙  against 
Parse: Preposition-l
Root: עֻמָּה  
Sense: juxtaposition.
כַּקָּטֹ֣ן  the  small 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָטָן 
Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant.
כַּגָּד֔וֹל  as  well  as  the  great 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
מֵבִ֖ין  the  teacher 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
תַּלְמִֽיד  the  student 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּלְמִיד  
Sense: scholar.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation