The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 27:2 Explained

1 Chronicles 27:2

KJV: Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

YLT: Over the first course, for the first month, is Jashobeam son of Zabdiel, and on his course are twenty and four thousand;

Darby: Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

ASV: Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Over the first  course  for the first  month  [was] Jashobeam  the son  of Zabdiel:  and in his course  [were] twenty  and four  thousand. 

What does 1 Chronicles 27:2 Mean?

Study Notes

first month
i.e. April; 1 Chronicles 27:3 .

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 27

1  The twelve captains for each month
16  The princes of the twelve tribes
23  The numbering of the people is hindered
25  David's several officers

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 27:2 mean?

Over the division first for the month first [was] Jashobeam son of Zabdiel and in his division [were] twenty and four thousand
עַ֞ל הַמַּחֲלֹ֤קֶת הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן יָֽשָׁבְעָ֖ם בֶּן־ זַבְדִּיאֵ֑ל וְעַל֙ מַֽחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף

עַ֞ל  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.
הַמַּחֲלֹ֤קֶת  the  division 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַחֲלֹקֶת  
Sense: division, course, class, share, allotment.
הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙  first 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רִאשֹׁון  
Sense: first, primary, former.
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ  for  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן  first 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רִאשֹׁון  
Sense: first, primary, former.
יָֽשָׁבְעָ֖ם  [was]  Jashobeam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָשָׁבְעָם  
Sense: a Hachmonite, the leader of the 30 mighty warriors of David; he joined David at Ziklag and was best known as the man who slew 800 or 300 men at one time; also called ‘Adino the Eznite’.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
זַבְדִּיאֵ֑ל  of  Zabdiel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זַבְדִּיאֵל  
Sense: father of Jashobeam, the chief of David’s guard.
וְעַל֙  and  in 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, 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.
מַֽחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ  his  division  [were] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַחֲלֹקֶת  
Sense: division, course, class, share, allotment.
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה  and  four 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, masculine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
אָֽלֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.

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