1 Chronicles 23:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Of these,מֵאֵ֗לֶּה
(me·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
24,000וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה
(ve·'ar·ba·'ah)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
were to overseeלְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙
(le·na·tze·ach)
5329: preeminent or enduringa prim. root
the workמְלֶ֣אכֶת
(me·le·chet)
4399: occupation, workfrom the same as malak
of the houseבֵּית־
(beit-)
1004: a housea prim. root
of the LORD;יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
and 6,000שֵׁ֥שֶׁת
(she·shet)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
[were] officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים
(ve·sho·te·rim)
7860: official, officerfrom an unused word
and judges,וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים
(ve·sho·fe·tim)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Of which
'el-leh  (ale'-leh)
these or those -- an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
and four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
were to set forward
natsach  (naw-tsakh')
to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music)
the work
mla'kah  (mel-aw-kaw')
deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
and six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
were officers
shoter  (sho-tare')
a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate -- officer, overseer, ruler.
and judges
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Of these, 24,000 were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and 6,000 were officers and judges,

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Of these," David said, "24,000 are to be in charge of the work on the LORD's temple, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,

International Standard Version
"24,000 of these," David said, "are to be set in charge of the work of the Temple of the LORD, with 6,000 serving as officers and judges,

NET Bible
David said, "Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD's temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Of these, 24,000 were appointed to supervise the work on the LORD's temple, 6,000 were appointed to be officers and judges,

King James 2000 Bible
Of which, twenty and four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
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