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1 Chronicles 23:5

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← 1 Chronicles 23:4	1 Chronicles 23:5 (KJV)	1 Chronicles 23:6 →
Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:	Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].	And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Moreover four^H702 thousand^H505 were porters^H7778; and four^H702 thousand^H505 praised^H1984 the LORD^H3068 with the instruments^H3627 which I made^H6213, said David, to praise^H1984 therewith.

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Original Hebrew

וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים שֹׁעֲרִים וְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים מְהַלְלִים לַיהוָה בַּכֵּלִים אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי לְהַלֵּל׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/אַרְבַּ֥עַת	ve./'ar.Ba.'at	H702	HC/Acmsc	and/ four
אֲלָפִ֖ים	'a.la.Fim	H505	HAcbpa	thousand(s)
שֹׁעֲרִ֑ים	sho.'a.Rim	H7778	HNcmpa	gatekeepers
וְ/אַרְבַּ֤עַת	ve./'ar.Ba.'at	H702	HC/Acmsc	and/ four
אֲלָפִים֙	'a.la.Fim	H505	HAcbpa	thousand(s)
מְהַֽלְלִ֣ים	me.ha.Lim	H1984	HVprmpa	(those) praising
לַ/יהוָ֔ה	la./Yah.weh	H3068	HR/Np	(to)/ Yahweh
בַּ/כֵּלִ֕ים	ba./ke.Lim	H3627	HRd/Ncmpa	with (the)/ instruments
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	which
עָשִׂ֖יתִי	'a.Si.ti	H6213	HVqp1cs	I made
לְ/הַלֵּֽל	le./ha.Lel	H1984	HR/Vpc	to/ praise

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
• H702 — אַרְבַּע (ʼarbaʻ, ar-bah'): masculine אַרְבָּעָה; from רָבַע; four; four.
• H1984 — הָלַל (hâlal, haw-lal'): a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3627 — כְּלִי (kᵉlîy, kel-ee'): from כָּלָה; something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon); armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] whatsoever.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• H7778 — שׁוֹעֵר (shôwʻêr, sho-are'): or שֹׁעֵר active participle of שָׁעַר (as denominative from שַׁעַר); a janitor; doorkeeper, porter.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• porters — 1 Chronicles 9:17-27, 1 Chronicles 15:23-24, 1 Chronicles 16:38, 1 Chronicles 26:1-12, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 2 Chronicles 35:15, Ezra 7:7, Nehemiah 7:73
• praised — 1 Chronicles 6:31-48, 1 Chronicles 9:33, 1 Chronicles 15:16-22, 1 Chronicles 16:41-42, 1 Chronicles 25:1-7, 2 Chronicles 20:19-21, Psalms 87:7
• the instruments — 1 Kings 10:12, 2 Chronicles 29:25-26

Reciprocal references (12): Numbers 4:3, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 25:6, 1 Chronicles 25:7, 2 Chronicles 5:12, 2 Chronicles 9:11, 2 Chronicles 20:28, 2 Chronicles 34:12, 2 Chronicles 34:13, Ezra 3:10, Nehemiah 12:27, Nehemiah 12:36

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ARTS AND CRAFTS, MUSIC
• Torrey’s: LEVITES, THE, MUSIC
• Nave’s: DAVID, INVENTION, LEVITES, MUSIC

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