The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 26:29 Explained

1 Chronicles 26:29

KJV: Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

YLT: Of the Izharite, Chenaniah and his sons are for the outward work over Israel, for officers and for judges.

Darby: Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges.

ASV: Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the Izharites,  Chenaniah  and his sons  [were] for the outward  business  over Israel,  for officers  and judges. 

What does 1 Chronicles 26:29 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 26:29 mean?

Of the Izharite Chenaniah and his sons [performed] duties outside [Jerusalem] over Israel as officials and judges
לַיִּצְהָרִ֞י כְּנַנְיָ֣הוּ וּבָנָ֗יו לַמְּלָאכָ֤ה הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים וּלְשֹׁפְטִֽים

לַיִּצְהָרִ֞י  Of  the  Izharite 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִצְהָרִי  
Sense: descendants of Izhar son of Kohath and grandson of Levi.
כְּנַנְיָ֣הוּ  Chenaniah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּנַנְיָה 
Sense: a Levite song leader who assisted in the procession of transporting the ark.
וּבָנָ֗יו  and  his  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
לַמְּלָאכָ֤ה  [performed]  duties 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙  outside  [Jerusalem] 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: חִיצֹון  
Sense: outer, external, outward.
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.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים  as  officials 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁטַר  
Sense: (Qal) official, officer.
וּלְשֹׁפְטִֽים  and  judges 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.