The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:23 Explained

Nehemiah 11:23

KJV: For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

YLT: for the command of the king is upon them, and support is for the singers, a matter of a day in its day.

Darby: For it was the king's commandment concerning them, and there was a settled portion for the singers, due for each day.

ASV: For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For [it was] the king's  commandment  concerning them, that a certain portion  should be for the singers,  due  for every day. 

What does Nehemiah 11:23 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 11

1  The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem
3  A catalogue of their names
20  Those who remain dwell in other cities

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 11:23 mean?

For [it was] the command of king concerning them that a sure portion should be for the singers a quota day by day
כִּֽי־ מִצְוַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַאֲמָנָ֥ה עַל־ הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים דְּבַר־ י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ

מִצְוַ֥ת  [it  was]  the  command 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִצְוָה  
Sense: commandment.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ  of  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם  concerning  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
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.
וַאֲמָנָ֥ה  that  a  sure  portion 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲמָנָה  
Sense: faith, support, sure, certain.
עַל־  should  be  for 
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.
הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים  the  singers 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.
דְּבַר־  a  quota 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
י֥וֹם  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
בְּיוֹמֽוֹ  by  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.

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