Theseאֵלֶּהwere their officesפְקֻדָּתָםfor their service,לַעֲבֹדָתָםto comeלָבוֹאinto the houseלְבֵיתof YHWHיְהוָהaccording to their rule,כְּמִשְׁפָּטָםthroughבְּיַדAaronאַהֲרֹןtheir father,אֲבִיהֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhad commanded him.צִוָּהוּ
1 Chronicles 24:19
Study it in the app“These were their offices for their service, to come into the house of YHWH according to their rule, through Aaron their father, as YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, had commanded him.”
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1 Chronicles 24:19, word by word
- were their officesפְקֻדָּתָfekudata
oversight
A charge, responsibility for something.
Where else “fekudata” appears- for their serviceעֲבֹדָתָavodata
service
The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.
Where else “avodata” appears- to comeבוֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- into the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- according to their ruleמִשְׁפָּטָmishpata
rule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpata” appears- throughיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- their fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- had commanded himצִוָּtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears
The context
18for Delaiah the twenty-third, for Maaziah the twenty-fourth.
19 · This verse (above)
20Of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.