The chiefsשָׂרֵיof the fathers’ houses,הָאָבוֹתthe chiefsוְשָׂרֵיof the tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthe commandersוְשָׂרֵיof thousandsהָאֲלָפִיםand of hundreds,וְהַמֵּאוֹתand the chiefsוּלְשָׂרֵיof the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְworkמְלֶאכֶתoffered willingly;וַיִּתְנַדְּבוּ
1 Chronicles 29:6
Study it in the app“The chiefs of the fathers’ houses, the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the chiefs of the king’s work offered willingly;”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 29:6, word by word
- The chiefsשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of the fathers’ housesאָבוֹתavot
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appears- of the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” 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- of thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim
division
A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.
Where else “alafim” appears- and of hundredsמֵּאוֹתmeot
captain of hundred
Leaders of groups of 100 soldiers.
Where else “meot” appears- of the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- workמְלֶאכֶתmelechet
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melechet” appears- offered willinglyיִּתְנַדְּבוּyitnadvu
volunteer
To give oneself gladly.
Where else “yitnadvu” appears
The context
5the gold for the things of gold and the silver for the things of silver, and for all the work by the hand of the craftsmen. Who then offers willingly to fill his hand today for YHWH?”
6 · This verse (above)
7they gave for the service of the house of Elohim five thousand talents of gold and ten thousand darics, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.