The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 31:16 Explained

2 Chronicles 31:16

KJV: Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses;

YLT: apart from their genealogy, to males from a son of three years and upward, to every one who hath gone in to the house of Jehovah, by the matter of a day in its day, for their service in their charges, according to their courses;

Darby: besides those from three years old and upward who as males were entered in the genealogical register, all that came into the house of Jehovah, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their charges, according to their divisions,

ASV: besides them that were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even every one that entered into the house of Jehovah, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their courses;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Beside their genealogy  of males,  from three  years  old  and upward,  [even] unto every one that entereth  into the house  of the LORD,  his daily  portion  for their service  in their charges  according to their courses; 

What does 2 Chronicles 31:16 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 31:11-21 - Order And Prosperity
There are several noticeable expressions in this paragraph. We are told that they brought in the dedicated things faithfully, 2 Chronicles 31:12; and that the small as well as the great received their share, even as the daily portion of each required, 2 Chronicles 31:16, r.v. margin; also that the priests sanctified themselves in holiness, 2 Chronicles 31:18, as though touched and quickened by the generous gifts of the people. And in consequence of their entire devotion to the service of the sanctuary, adequate provision was made for their wives and children; while officers were appointed to distribute equal ration to all in the cities of the priests, who, from age or other reasons, were not able to serve in the Temple.
The closing expression about Hezekiah, that he began nothing into which he did not put his heart and that God placed the crown of prosperity on him and his work, presents a striking contrast to the tale of disaster in the reign of Ahaz, and is an incentive to all of us to go and do likewise. See Romans 12:11. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 31

1  The people go forward in destroying idolatry
2  Hezekiah orders the courses of the priests and Levites,
4  and provides for their work and maintenance
5  The people's forwardness in offerings and tithes
11  Hezekiah appoints officers to dispose of the tithes
20  The sincerity of Hezekiah

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 31:16 mean?

Besides who were written in the genealogy those males from three years old and up to everyone who entered the house of Yahweh portion his day his daily for the [work of] his service they distributed by his division
מִלְּבַ֞ד הִתְיַחְשָׂ֣ם לִזְכָרִ֗ים מִבֶּ֨ן שָׁל֤וֹשׁ שָׁנִים֙ וּלְמַ֔עְלָה לְכָל־ הַבָּ֥א לְבֵית־ יְהוָ֖ה לִדְבַר־ י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֑וֹ לַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔ם בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖ם כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם

מִלְּבַ֞ד  Besides 
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
הִתְיַחְשָׂ֣ם  who  were  written  in  the  genealogy 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יָחַשׂ  
Sense: (Hithpael) to reckon genealogically, enrol on a genealogy, enrol, be enrolled.
לִזְכָרִ֗ים  those  males 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: זָכָר  
Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.
שָׁל֤וֹשׁ  three 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
שָׁנִים֙  years  old 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
וּלְמַ֔עְלָה  and  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: מַעַל 
Sense: higher part, upper part adv.
לְכָל־  to  everyone 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַבָּ֥א  who  entered 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לְבֵית־  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לִדְבַר־  portion 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
י֣וֹם  his  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
בְּיוֹמ֑וֹ  his  daily 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
לַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔ם  for  the  [work  of]  his  service 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עֲבֹדָה  
Sense: labour, service.
בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖ם  they  distributed 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִשְׁמֶרֶת  
Sense: guard, charge, function, obligation, service, watch.
כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם  by  his  division 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מַחֲלֹקֶת  
Sense: division, course, class, share, allotment.

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