1 Chronicles 9:28
in 1 Chronicles 9Some of them were in charge of the articles used in worship, to count them whenever they were brought in or taken out.
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ASV
And certain of them had charge of the vessels of service; for by count were these brought in and by count were these taken out.
KJV
And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 9
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
By tale - literally, “by number.” The vessels for service taken out of the treasury were counted, that the same number should be returned to the treasury after the service was over,
This site's exposition
in charge of the articles used in worship
on 1 Chronicles 9:28-34
Some Levites counted the articles whenever they were brought in or taken out, and others kept the flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices. Kohathites were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath. The musicians were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale. Which the priests used in sacrificing, and which the Levites brought to them, and returned again to their proper places.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמֵהֶ֖ם | umehem | and some of them | ||
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [were] over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כְּלֵ֣י | kelei | [the] articles of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| הָעֲבוֹדָ֑ה | haavodah | the service | H5656 → | 145 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בְמִסְפָּ֣ר | vemispar | by number | H4557 → | 134 times |
| יְבִיא֔וּם | yevium | they brought them | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וּבְמִסְפָּ֖ר | uvemispar | and by number | H4557 → | 134 times |
| יוֹצִיאֽוּם׃ | yotzium | they took out them | H3318 → | 1067 times |
וּמֵהֶ֖םand some of them
umehem
עַל־[were] over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
כְּלֵ֣י[the] articles of
keleiH3627 →325 times
הָעֲבוֹדָ֑הthe service
haavodahH5656 →145 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
בְמִסְפָּ֣רby number
vemisparH4557 →134 times
יְבִיא֔וּםthey brought them
yeviumH935 →2568 times
וּבְמִסְפָּ֖רand by number
uvemisparH4557 →134 times
יוֹצִיאֽוּם׃they took out them
yotziumH3318 →1067 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Nehemiah 12:44And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 13:12–13
and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms.
- Nehemiah 10:37–39
Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of…
- 2 Chronicles 31:11–13
Then Hezekiah commanded them to prepare storerooms in the house of the LORD, and they did so.
- Numbers 3:10
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
- 1 Chronicles 9:26
But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
- Nehemiah 13:12–13
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).