The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 23:5 Explained

2 Chronicles 23:5

KJV: And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.

YLT: and the third are at the house of the king, and the third at the gate of the foundation, and all the people are in the courts of the house of Jehovah.

Darby: and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation; and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Jehovah.

ASV: and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And a third part  [shall be] at the king's  house;  and a third part  at the gate  of the foundation:  and all the people  [shall be] in the courts  of the house  of the LORD. 

What does 2 Chronicles 23:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 23

1  Jehoiada, having set things in order, makes joash king
12  Athaliah is slain
16  Jehoiada restores the worship of God

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 23:5 mean?

and a third [shall be] at house of the king and a third at the Gate of the Foundation and all the people [shall be] in the courts of the house of Yahweh
וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַיְס֑וֹד וְכָל־ הָעָ֔ם בְּחַצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה

וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙  and  a  third  [shall  be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שְׁלִישִׁי 
Sense: third, one third, third part, third time.
בְּבֵ֣ית  at  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖ית  and  a  third 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שְׁלִישִׁי 
Sense: third, one third, third part, third time.
בְּשַׁ֣עַר  at  the  Gate 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
הַיְס֑וֹד  of  the  Foundation 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְסׄוד  
Sense: foundation, base.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הָעָ֔ם  the  people  [shall  be] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
בְּחַצְר֖וֹת  in  the  courts 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common plural construct
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
בֵּ֥ית  of  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

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