The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 26:20 Explained

1 Chronicles 26:20

KJV: And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

YLT: And of the Levites, Ahijah is over the treasures of the house of God, even for the treasures of the holy things.

Darby: And the Levites: Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

ASV: And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And of the Levites,  Ahijah  [was] over the treasures  of the house  of God,  and over the treasures  of the dedicated things. 

What does 1 Chronicles 26:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 26

1  The divisions of the porters
13  The gates assigned by lot
20  The Levites that had charge of the treasures
29  Officers and judges

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 26:20 mean?

And the of Levites Ahijah [was] over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things
וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם אֲחִיָּ֗ה עַל־ אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים

וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם  And  the  of  Levites 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
אֲחִיָּ֗ה  Ahijah  [was] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחִיָּה 
Sense: grandson of Phinehas.
עַל־  over 
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.
אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙  the  treasuries 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
בֵּ֣ית  of  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
וּלְאֹֽצְר֖וֹת  and  over  the  treasuries 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים  of  the  dedicated  things 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.