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and fourוְאַרְבַּעַתthousandאֲלָפִיםgatekeepers,שֹׁעֲרִיםand fourוְאַרְבַּעַתthousandאֲלָפִיםpraisingמְהַלְלִיםYHWHלַיהוָהwith the instrumentsבַּכֵּלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרI madeעָשִׂיתִיfor praising.לְהַלֵּל
1 Chronicles 23:5
Study it in the app“and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand praising YHWH with the instruments that I made for praising.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 23:5, word by word
- and fourאַרְבַּעַתarbaat
four
Four.
Where else “arbaat” appears- thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appears- gatekeepersשֹׁעֲרִיםshoarim
gatekeeper
Gatekeeper: one who guards the gate of a city, a palace or the temple. In Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah it is an office of the Levites.
Where else “shoarim” appears- praisingמְהַלְלִיםmehallim
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “mehallim” appears- YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- with the instrumentsכֵּלִיםkelim
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kelim” appears- I madeעָשִׂיתִיasiti
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asiti” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew shifts here to the first person, “that I made,” as if these were David’s words.
The context
4Of these, twenty-four thousand were to direct the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand were supervisors and judges,
5 · This verse (above)
6David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.