1 Chronicles 25:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Their numberמִסְפָּרָם֙
(mis·pa·ram)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
who were trainedמְלֻמְּדֵי־
(me·lum·me·dei-)
3925: to exercise in, learna prim. root
in singingשִׁ֖יר
(shir)
7892a: songof uncertain derivation
to the LORD,לַיהוָ֑ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
with their relatives,אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם
(a·chei·hem,)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who were skillful,הַ֨מֵּבִ֔ין
(ham·me·vin,)
995: to discerna prim. root
[was] 288.מָאתַ֖יִם
(ma·ta·yim)
3967: hundreda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
So the number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
of them with their brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
that were instructed
lamad  (law-mad')
to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive):(un-) accustomed, diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).
in the songs
shiyr  (sheer)
a song; abstractly, singing -- musical(-ick), sing(-er, -ing), song.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
even all that were cunning
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
was two hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
fourscore
shmoniym  (shem-o-neem')
eighty, also eightieth -- eighty(-ieth), fourscore.
and eight
shmoneh  (shem-o-neh')
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the perfect seven); also (as ordinal) eighth -- eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Their number who were trained in singing to the LORD, with their relatives, all who were skillful, was 288.

King James Bible
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the LORD.

International Standard Version
They and their relatives who had been skillfully trained in singing to the LORD, numbered 288.

NET Bible
They and their relatives, all of them skilled and trained to make music to the LORD, numbered two hundred eighty-eight.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They, along with their relatives, were trained, skilled musicians for the LORD. There were 288 of them.

King James 2000 Bible
So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were skillful, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
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