The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 29:6 Explained

1 Chronicles 29:6

KJV: Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

YLT: And the heads of the fathers, and the heads of the tribes of Israel, and the heads of the thousands, and of the hundreds, even to the heads of the work of the king, offer willingly.

Darby: And the chief fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the comptrollers of the king's business, offered willingly.

ASV: Then the princes of the fathers houses , and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the chief  of the fathers  and princes  of the tribes  of Israel,  and the captains  of thousands  and of hundreds,  with the rulers  of the king's  work,  offered willingly, 

What does 1 Chronicles 29:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 29

1  David, by his example and entreaty
6  causes the princes and people to offer willingly
10  David's thanksgiving and prayer
20  The people, having blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king
26  David's reign and death

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 29:6 mean?

and offered willingly the leaders of the fathers' [houses] and leaders of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds and with the officers over work of the king
וַיִּֽתְנַדְּבוּ֩ שָׂרֵ֨י הָאָב֜וֹת וְשָׂרֵ֣י ׀ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְשָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וְהַמֵּא֔וֹת וּלְשָׂרֵ֖י מְלֶ֥אכֶת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

וַיִּֽתְנַדְּבוּ֩  and  offered  willingly 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: נָדַב  
Sense: to incite, impel, make willing.
שָׂרֵ֨י  the  leaders 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הָאָב֜וֹת  of  the  fathers'  [houses] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
וְשָׂרֵ֣י ׀  and  leaders 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
שִׁבְטֵ֣י  of  the  tribes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל  of  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.
וְשָׂרֵ֤י  and  the  captains 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
הָאֲלָפִים֙  of  thousands 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine plural
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
וְהַמֵּא֔וֹת  and  of  hundreds 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וּלְשָׂרֵ֖י  and  with  the  officers  over 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
מְלֶ֥אכֶת  work 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.

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