1 Chronicles 27:26
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: | Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil. | and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and [was] over | וְעַ֗ל | ve-'AL | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] doers of | עֹשֵׂי֙ | 'o-SEI | H6213A | to make: doעָשָׂה (a.sah) : do/perform 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made |
| [the] work of | מְלֶ֣אכֶת | me-LE-khet | H4399 | workמְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) 1) occupation, work, business 1a) occupation, business 1b) property 1c) work (something done or made) 1d) workmanship 1e) service, use 1f) public business 1f1) political 1f2) religious |
| the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | ha-sa-DEH | H7704G | No entry |
| for [the] labor of | לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת | la-'a-vo-DAT | H5656I | serviceעֲבֹדָה (a.vo.dah) : service[as_servant/slave] 1) labour, service 1a) labour, work 1b) labour (of servant or slave) 1c) labour, service (of captives or subjects) 1d) service (of God) |
| the ground | הָאֲדָמָ֑ה | ha-'a-da-MAH | H0127G | land: soilאֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) : soil 1) ground, land 1a) ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance) 1b) piece of ground, a specific plot of land 1c) earth substance (for building or constructing) 1d) ground as earth's visible surface 1e) land, territory, country 1f) whole inhabited earth 1g) city in Naphtali |
| Ezri | עֶזְרִ֖י | 'ez-RI | H5836 | Ezriעֶזְרִי (ez.ri) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.26; son of: Chelub (H3620H) § Ezri = "help of Jehovah" son of Chelub and superintendent of king David's farm labourers |
| [the] son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Kelub | כְּלֽוּב׃ | ke-LUV | H3620H | Chelubכְּלוּב (ke.luv) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.26; father of: Ezri (H5836) § Chelub = "caged" 1) a descendant of Judah 2) father of Ezri, one of David's officers |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.