'Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.' The Levites are numbered from thirty years old — thirty-eight thousand — and assigned: twenty-four thousand 'to oversee the work of the house of Hashem,' six thousand officers and judges, four thousand doorkeepers, and four thousand who 'praised Hashem with the instruments which I made for praise.' The courses of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari are set down; 'Aaron was separated, that he should be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons for ever.' Then the count drops to twenty years old, for the reason that changes everything: 'the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle' — their work now is the house itself: the courts, the chambers, the purifying of all holy things, 'and to stand every morning to thank and praise Hashem, and likewise at evening.'
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Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
verse value 2246
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 37 letters. The shortest word is "he·was·old" (זָקֵ֖ן, 3 letters) and the longest is "over·Israel" (עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "he·was·old" (זָקֵ֖ן). 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "his·son" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "and·David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "over·Israel" (root ישראל, 94x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'days', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 4 words. Full calculation: וְדָוִ֥יד [and·David] (30) + זָקֵ֖ן [he·was·old] (157) + וְשָׂבַ֣ע [and·he·was·full·of] (378) + יָמִ֑ים [days] (100) + וַיַּמְלֵ֛ךְ [and·he·made·king] (106) + אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה [Solomon] (776) + בְנ֖וֹ [his·son] (58) + עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל [over·Israel] (641) = 2246.
Malbim
'Now David... and he made [Solomon] king' — he had already made Solomon king, as mentioned in [the book of] Kings; and here [Ezra] comes to relate what David did before his death, after he had made Solomon king and prepared himself to go the way of all the earth: at that time he organized the courses of the priesthood and the Levites, and afterward he charged Solomon and was gathered to his people.
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
verse value 1892
Insights
Verse structure: 5 words, 30 letters. Verse gematria: 1892 is divisible by 86, the value of Elohim. The shortest word is "and·he·gathered" (וַיֶּֽאֱסֹף֙, 5 letters) and the longest is "all·princes·of" (אֶת־כׇּל־שָׂרֵ֣י, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·the·priests" (וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים). 5 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Israel" (root ישראל, 94x in I Chronicles); "and·the·Levites" (root לוי, 46x in I Chronicles); "all·princes·of" (root שר, 42x in I Chronicles). Full calculation: וַיֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ [and·he·gathered] (157) + אֶת־כׇּל־שָׂרֵ֣י [all·princes·of] (961) + יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל [Israel] (541) + וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים [and·the·priests] (136) + וְהַלְוִיִּֽם [and·the·Levites] (97) = 1892.
And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
verse value 4201
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 63 letters. The shortest word is "from·son·of" (מִבֶּ֛ן, 3 letters) and the longest is "to·their·polls" (לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 680: thirty, thirty. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·they·were·numbered" (וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙), "to·men" (לִגְבָרִ֔ים). The root שלש appears 2 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "from·son·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "and·it·was" (root היה, 104x in I Chronicles); "thousand" (root אלף, 77x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·upward', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 7 words. Full calculation: וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙ [and·they·were·numbered] (362) + הַלְוִיִּ֔ם [the·Levites] (91) + מִבֶּ֛ן [from·son·of] (92) + שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים [thirty] (680) + שָׁנָ֖ה [year] (355) + וָמָ֑עְלָה [and·upward] (151) + וַיְהִ֨י [and·it·was] (31) + מִסְפָּרָ֤ם [their·number] (420) + לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָם֙ [to·their·polls] (536) + לִגְבָרִ֔ים [to·men] (285) + שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים [thirty] (680) + וּשְׁמוֹנָ֖ה [and·eight] (407) + אָֽלֶף [thousand] (111) = 4201.
Ralbag
'And their number by their polls' — it appears that they counted the head-count itself, rather than the people directly, as we explained in Parashat Bamidbar Sinai.
Metzudat Zion
'Man by man' — [meaning] individual by individual.
Malbim
'From thirty years old' — for from then begins the time of the Levite's service, as is written in the Torah (Numbers 4:3).
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Hashem; and six thousand were officers and judges;
verse value 4469
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 56 letters. The shortest word is "thousand" (אָ֑לֶף, 3 letters) and the longest is "over·the·work·of" (עַל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "over·the·work·of" (עַל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת), "and·officers" (וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים), "and·judges" (וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים). The root אלף appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·house·of·Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "from·these" (root אלה, 89x in I Chronicles); "thousand" (root אלף, 77x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root שטר ("and·officers") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'thousand', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 4 words. Full calculation: מֵאֵ֗לֶּה [from·these] (76) + לְנַצֵּ֙חַ֙ [to·oversee] (178) + עַל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת [over·the·work·of] (591) + בֵּית־יְהֹוָ֔ה [the·house·of·Hashem] (438) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה [and·four] (284) + אָ֑לֶף [thousand] (111) + וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים [and·officers] (565) + וְשֹׁפְטִ֖ים [and·judges] (445) + שֵׁ֥שֶׁת [six] (1000) + אֲלָפִֽים [thousand] (161) = 4469.
Ralbag
'To oversee the work of the house of Hashem' — meaning: to take charge of the work of the house of Hashem. This will be, as I understand it, in line with what is stated afterward: for the service of the house of Hashem, over the courtyards and over all the chambers, and over the purity of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God — meaning that they would clean the House and all its parts and guard it from impurity; they would also guard the sacred things so that they not become impure. They were responsible for the work of the showbread, and for the fine flour of the meal-offering, that it be sifted as is proper, and for the wafers, the griddle-cakes, and the pan-cakes; and for measuring whatever needed to be measured there for the requirements of the service, whether liquid or dry. In general, they served the priests in whatever they needed for the service of the house of Hashem. And of them, six thousand were counted as officers and judges, for the teachers of the Torah came from the tribe of Levi, and therefore the great and small Sanhedrin, and the judges throughout the places of Israel, were drawn from them, since they were more fitting for this at that time — even though it would have been possible to appoint them from the rest of Israel as well. Now, it cannot be said that all these judges and officers were from the tribe of Levi alone, for that would make them about a sixth of the tribe.
Metzudat David
'Of these ... were to oversee' — of these he appointed [men] to oversee, etc. 'the work,' etc. — [meaning] at the time of the altar service.
Metzudat Zion
To oversee (lenatzeach) - The work of song is called by a term related to "nitzu'ach" (contending), for it was the way of the masters of song to vie with one another in raising their voice and in mastering the melody. And officers (veshoterim) - These are the enforcers, who compel [people] to carry out the rulings of the judges.
Malbim
'Of these' — these are David's own words, as he concludes (in verse 5), 'which I have made'; he directed how they were to be divided for their service.
and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Hashem ‘with the instruments which I made for praise.’
verse value 3999
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 55 letters. The shortest word is "that" (אֲשֶׁ֥ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·four" (וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 679: and·four, and·four. 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "praising" (מְהַֽלְלִ֣ים), "in·the·instruments" (בַּכֵּלִ֕ים), "to·praise" (לְהַלֵּֽל). The root ארבע appears 2 times in this verse. 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "thousand" (root אלף, 77x in I Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 77x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'doorkeepers', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 8 words. Full calculation: וְאַרְבַּ֥עַת [and·four] (679) + אֲלָפִ֖ים [thousand] (161) + שֹׁעֲרִ֑ים [doorkeepers] (620) + וְאַרְבַּ֤עַת [and·four] (679) + אֲלָפִים֙ [thousand] (161) + מְהַֽלְלִ֣ים [praising] (155) + לַיהֹוָ֔ה [to·Hashem] (56) + בַּכֵּלִ֕ים [in·the·instruments] (102) + אֲשֶׁ֥ר [that] (501) + עָשִׂ֖יתִי [I·made] (790) + לְהַלֵּֽל [to·praise] (95) = 3999.
Ralbag
'And four thousand' — of those who remained, four thousand were gatekeepers and four thousand praised Hashem 'with the instruments which I made for praise'; behold, David introduced new musical instruments with which they would praise Hashem — meaning that at the time they were praising Hashem, they would play upon these instruments.
Metzudat David
'with instruments' — for the twenty-four thousand mentioned in the previous verse sang with their voices alone.
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
verse value 2490
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Verse structure: 8 words, 37 letters. The shortest word is "Levi" (לֵוִ֔י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·he·divided·them" (וַיֶּחָלְקֵ֥ם, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "to·Gershon" (לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן). 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "Levi" (root לוי, 46x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root מחלקת ("divisions") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'divisions', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 5 words. Full calculation: וַיֶּחָלְקֵ֥ם [and·he·divided·them] (194) + דָּוִ֖יד [David] (24) + מַחְלְק֑וֹת [divisions] (584) + לִבְנֵ֣י [to·sons·of] (92) + לֵוִ֔י [Levi] (46) + לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן [to·Gershon] (589) + קְהָ֥ת [Kohath] (505) + וּמְרָרִֽי [and·Merari] (456) = 2490.
Metzudat David
'courses' — into divisions. 'according to the sons of Levi' — he divided the sons of Levi, namely Gershon, etc.
Malbim
'And [David] divided them' — [the Hebrew as transmitted reads literally “ka-mo vayeḥalqem”, i.e. ‘like “and he divided them”,’ repeating the identical word with no further gloss; the point of the comparison is not recoverable from the text as given, so only the plain sense of the lemma (David divided them) can be confidently rendered.]
Verse structure: 3 words, 15 letters. The shortest word is "Ladan" (לַעְדָּ֥ן, 4 letters) and the longest is "to·the·Gershonites" (לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י, 6 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "to·the·Gershonites" (לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י). 3 unique roots are used. First appearance of the root גרשני ("to·the·Gershonites") in I Chronicles. Full calculation: לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י [to·the·Gershonites] (593) + לַעְדָּ֥ן [Ladan] (154) + וְשִׁמְעִֽי [and·Shimei] (426) = 1173.
Metzudat David
'Of the Gershonites' — Gershon had sons: Ladan and Shimei.
Malbim
‘Ladan’ — According to Radak, this is Libni (mentioned in the Torah, and above at 6:2), and following his view the commentators explained that Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel are the same as Jahath, Zimmah, and Joah, who are listed above (6:5) as sons of Libni. But all of this is mistaken, because the list above proceeds from father to son, as is proven there (6:27-28). The essential point is that Ladan is not Libni himself, but rather one of Libni's descendants, from whom this particular fathers' house began; and Shimei (mentioned in verse 9) is Shimei son of Jahath son of Libni, mentioned above (6:27-28), as I explained there that Jahath was a son of Libni. This lets us understand how two fathers' houses branched off from Libni: through Ladan son of Libni — Ladan's sons were Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel were sons of Jehiel, as is explained below (26:22); indeed it appears there that Jehiel and Zetham were separated from Libni by a number of generations, since they lived in the days of David — and through Jahath: the sons of Shimei son of Jahath were Shelomith and so on, and he [Shimei] had another son named Zimmah, mentioned above there, who did not form a fathers' house of his own. And the sons of Shimei in verse 10 are the sons of Shimei son of Gershon.
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
verse value 1922
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Verse structure: 7 words, 29 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Jehiel" (יְחִיאֵ֛ל, 5 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "Jehiel" (יְחִיאֵ֛ל), "and·Zetham" (וְזֵתָ֥ם). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "the·chief" (root ראש, 73x in I Chronicles); "three" (root שלוש, 42x in I Chronicles). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֣י [sons·of] (62) + לַעְדָּ֗ן [Ladan] (154) + הָרֹ֧אשׁ [the·chief] (506) + יְחִיאֵ֛ל [Jehiel] (59) + וְזֵתָ֥ם [and·Zetham] (453) + וְיוֹאֵ֖ל [and·Joel] (53) + שְׁלֹשָֽׁה [three] (635) = 1922.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.
verse value 4141
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 48 letters. Notable word values: "these" (אֵ֛לֶּה) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·Haziel" (וַחֲזִיאֵ֛ל, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 62: sons·of, and·Haziel. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·Haziel" (וַחֲזִיאֵ֛ל), "and·Haran" (וְהָרָ֖ן). 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "the·fathers" (root אב, 95x in I Chronicles); "these" (root אלה, 89x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'three', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 4 words.
Ralbag
'The sons of Shimei,' etc. — it appears that this Shimei was one of the sons of Ladan, or one of his grandsons, and is mentioned briefly here; this is indicated by the phrase 'These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.' It appears from this passage that Gershon had nine fathers' houses: Jehiel, Zetham, Joel, Shelomith, Haziel, Haran, Jahath, and Zina — that makes eight; and Jeush and Beriah together made up one fathers' house, since they did not have many sons.
Metzudat David
'The sons of Shimei' — this is not the Shimei son of Gershon, but rather one of the sons of Ladan, and his three sons were heads of fathers' houses.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
verse value 2455
Insights
Verse structure: 9 words, 41 letters. Notable word values: "these" (אֵ֥לֶּה) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "Jahath" (יַ֣חַת, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Shimei" (בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעִ֖י, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 68: and·sons·of, Zina. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "Zina" (זִינָ֔א), "sons·of·Shimei" (בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעִ֖י). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "these" (root אלה, 89x in I Chronicles); "four" (root ארבע, 41x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·Beriah', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 3 words. Full calculation: וּבְנֵ֣י [and·sons·of] (68) + שִׁמְעִ֔י [Shimei] (420) + יַ֣חַת [Jahath] (418) + זִינָ֔א [Zina] (68) + וִיע֖וּשׁ [and·Jeush] (392) + וּבְרִיעָ֑ה [and·Beriah] (293) + אֵ֥לֶּה [these] (36) + בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעִ֖י [sons·of·Shimei] (482) + אַרְבָּעָֽה [four] (278) = 2455.
Metzudat David
'And the sons of Shimei' — this is the son of Gershon.
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.
verse value 3496
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 60 letters. The shortest word is "father" (אָ֔ב, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·he·was·Jahath" (וַיְהִי־יַ֣חַת, 7 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·he·was·Jahath" (וַיְהִי־יַ֣חַת), "and·Zizah" (וְזִיזָ֖ה), "not·they·multiplied" (לֹא־הִרְבּ֣וּ). The root היה appears 2 times in this verse. 12 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "to·house·of" (root בית, 115x in I Chronicles); "and·he·was·Jahath" (root היה, 104x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root פקדה ("to·oversight") in I Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·second', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 9 words. Full calculation: וַיְהִי־יַ֣חַת [and·he·was·Jahath] (449) + הָרֹ֔אשׁ [the·head] (506) + וְזִיזָ֖ה [and·Zizah] (35) + הַשֵּׁנִ֑י [the·second] (365) + וִיע֤וּשׁ [and·Jeush] (392) + וּבְרִיעָה֙ [and·Beriah] (293) + לֹא־הִרְבּ֣וּ [not·they·multiplied] (244) + בָנִ֔ים [sons] (102) + וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ [and·they·became] (37) + לְבֵ֣ית [to·house·of] (442) + אָ֔ב [father] (3) + לִפְקֻדָּ֖ה [to·oversight] (219) + אֶחָֽת [one] (409) = 3496.
Metzudat David
'was the chief' — he was the first father's house among the sons of Shimei. 'and Zizah' — he is the aforementioned Zina. 'in one' — this word also refers back to 'a fathers' house,' meaning that they were counted as a single group with a single head.
Metzudat Zion
For a reckoning (lifkudah) - An expression of appointment and being placed in charge of accounts.
Malbim
‘they became a fathers’ house’ — Accordingly, Gershon had nine fathers' houses. (And what the commentary of the Gra (Vilna edition) states — that they did not become a single fathers' house until the days of Ezra — is not correct, for this passage speaks of the days of David.)
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Hashem, to minister to Him, and to bless in His name for ever.
verse value 5258
Insights
Verse structure: 18 words, 87 letters. Notable word values: "he·and·his·sons" (הֽוּא־וּבָנָיו֙) = 86, equal to Elohim. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "he·and·his·sons" (הֽוּא־וּבָנָיו֙, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 256: Aaron, Aaron. 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "to·consecrate·him" (לְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ֩), "sanctity" (קׇדָשִׁ֤ים), "he·and·his·sons" (הֽוּא־וּבָנָיו֙). The root קדש appears 3 times in this verse. 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "in·his·name" (root שם, 67x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·Moses', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 14 words.
Ralbag
'That he should be sanctified as most holy' — he says this because the tribe of Levi itself was holy, and Aaron was sanctified beyond it. 'To minister to Him, and to bless in His name for ever' — this is the priestly blessing.
Metzudat David
'and to bless in His name' — this is the priestly blessing, with the raising of the hands.
Malbim
‘The sons of Amram’ — Meaning, only Moses among his sons is counted as part of the tribe of Levi, for Aaron was set apart from the Levites to be sanctified as most holy.
But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among the tribe of Levi.
verse value 1600
Insights
Verse structure: 7 words, 31 letters. Verse gematria: 1600 = 40². The shortest word is "man·of" (אִ֣ישׁ, 3 letters) and the longest is "God" (הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים, 6 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "they·are·called" (יִקָּרְא֖וּ), "among·tribe·of" (עַל־שֵׁ֥בֶט). 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "his·sons" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "Levi" (root לוי, 46x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'God', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 4 words. Full calculation: וּמֹשֶׁ֖ה [and·Moses] (351) + אִ֣ישׁ [man·of] (311) + הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים [God] (91) + בָּנָ֕יו [his·sons] (68) + יִקָּרְא֖וּ [they·are·called] (317) + עַל־שֵׁ֥בֶט [among·tribe·of] (411) + הַלֵּוִֽי [Levi] (51) = 1600.
Verse structure: 4 words, 17 letters. Verse gematria: 1456 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֥י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Gershom" (גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם, 5 letters). 4 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "the·head" (root ראש, 73x in I Chronicles). Full calculation: בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם [Gershom] (549) + שְׁבוּאֵ֥ל [Shebuel] (339) + הָרֹֽאשׁ [the·head] (506) = 1456.
And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
verse value 2590
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 62 letters. The shortest word is "were·many" (רָב֥וּ, 3 letters) and the longest is "sons·of·Eliezer" (בְנֵֽי־אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 225: Rehabiah, Rehabiah. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "sons·of·Eliezer" (בְנֵֽי־אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר), "other" (אֲחֵרִ֔ים). The root בן appears 3 times in this verse. 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of·Eliezer" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "and·they·were" (root היה, 104x in I Chronicles); "the·head" (root ראש, 73x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·head', dividing the verse into phrases of 4 and 8 words. Full calculation: וַיִּהְי֥וּ [and·they·were] (37) + בְנֵֽי־אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר [sons·of·Eliezer] (380) + רְחַבְיָ֣ה [Rehabiah] (225) + הָרֹ֑אשׁ [the·head] (506) + וְלֹא־הָיָ֤ה [and·not·he·was] (57) + לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ [to·Eliezer] (348) + בָּנִ֣ים [sons] (102) + אֲחֵרִ֔ים [other] (259) + וּבְנֵ֥י [and·sons·of] (68) + רְחַבְיָ֖ה [Rehabiah] (225) + רָב֥וּ [were·many] (208) + לְמָֽעְלָה [exceedingly] (175) = 2590.
Ralbag
'Were very many' — meaning: they increased beyond the ordinary rate of increase, so that they were exceedingly numerous.
Metzudat David
'were very many' — they multiplied greatly.
Malbim
‘And Eliezer had no other sons’ — And what is stated below (26:25), ‘of Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son,’ there ‘his son’ means the son of Rehabiah [not of Eliezer]. ‘were very many’ — This form follows the grammatical pattern of a lamed-heh verb [from a root meaning “to become great”]; it can therefore also be understood in the sense of greatness and prominence, for it is explained below that Shelomith, of the sons of Rehabiah, and his brothers were put in charge of all the treasuries of the sacred donations consecrated to the Temple — vast hoards of enormous wealth, entrusted only to men of very high standing.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
verse value 2970
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 50 letters. Verse gematria: 2970 is divisible by 18, the value of chai ('life'). The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֖י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Jahaziel" (יַֽחֲזִיאֵל֙, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 266: Hebron, and·Jekameam. 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·Jekameam" (וִֽיקַמְעָ֖ם). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "the·head" (root ראש, 73x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hebron', dividing the verse into phrases of 2 and 8 words. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֖י [sons·of] (62) + חֶבְר֑וֹן [Hebron] (266) + יְרִיָּ֤הוּ [Jeriah] (231) + הָרֹאשׁ֙ [the·head] (506) + אֲמַרְיָ֣ה [Amariah] (256) + הַשֵּׁנִ֔י [the·second] (365) + יַֽחֲזִיאֵל֙ [Jahaziel] (66) + הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י [the·third] (655) + וִֽיקַמְעָ֖ם [and·Jekameam] (266) + הָרְבִיעִֽי [the·fourth] (297) = 2970.
Malbim
‘Amariah the second’ — The latter three [Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam] are sons of Jeriah, as is made explicit below (24:23).
The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
verse value 1457
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 25 letters. The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֖י, 3 letters) and the longest is "Uzziel" (עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל, 5 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·Isshiah" (וְיִשִּׁיָּ֖ה). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "the·head" (root ראש, 73x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Uzziel', dividing the verse into phrases of 2 and 4 words. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֖י [sons·of] (62) + עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל [Uzziel] (118) + מִיכָ֣ה [Micah] (75) + הָרֹ֔אשׁ [the·head] (506) + וְיִשִּׁיָּ֖ה [and·Isshiah] (331) + הַשֵּׁנִֽי [the·second] (365) = 1457.
The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar, and Kish.
verse value 1836
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 32 letters. Verse gematria: 1836 is divisible by 18, the value of chai ('life'). The shortest word is "sons·of" (בְּנֵ֤י, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·Mushi" (וּמוּשִׁ֔י, 5 letters). Words sharing gematria 88: Mahli, Mahli. The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles). First appearance of the root מושי ("and·Mushi") in I Chronicles. Full calculation: בְּנֵ֤י [sons·of] (62) + מְרָרִי֙ [Merari] (450) + מַחְלִ֣י [Mahli] (88) + וּמוּשִׁ֔י [and·Mushi] (362) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + מַחְלִ֖י [Mahli] (88) + אֶלְעָזָ֥ר [Eleazar] (308) + וְקִֽישׁ [and·Kish] (416) = 1836.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
verse value 2388
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 46 letters. Notable word values: "to·him" (ל֛וֹ) = 36, double chai. The shortest word is "to·him" (ל֛וֹ, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·not·were" (וְלֹא־הָ֥יוּ, 6 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·not·were" (וְלֹא־הָ֥יוּ), "and·they·took·them" (וַיִּשָּׂא֥וּם). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "and·not·were" (root היה, 104x in I Chronicles); "their·brethren" (root אח, 95x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'daughters', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 3 words. Full calculation: וַיָּ֙מׇת֙ [and·he·died] (456) + אֶלְעָזָ֔ר [Eleazar] (308) + וְלֹא־הָ֥יוּ [and·not·were] (58) + ל֛וֹ [to·him] (36) + בָּנִ֖ים [sons] (102) + כִּ֣י [but] (30) + אִם־בָּנ֑וֹת [daughters] (499) + וַיִּשָּׂא֥וּם [and·they·took·them] (363) + בְּנֵי־קִ֖ישׁ [sons·of·Kish] (472) + אֲחֵיהֶֽם [their·brethren] (64) = 2388.
Ralbag
'Their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife' — meaning, their kinsmen.
Metzudat David
'took them' — took them as wives. 'their brethren' — their relatives.
Malbim
‘And Eleazar died’ — Accordingly, it would seem that only twenty-two divisions can be found; but the words of the Torah are filled out elsewhere, for below (24:27) it states: ‘the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi, the sons of Jaaziah, his son,’ and ‘the sons of Merari, of Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.’ The meaning is that from Mahli came ‘the sons of Jaaziah his son’ — that is, his son's son [grandson] — and this Jaaziah is the one mentioned above (6:10): ‘the sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Shimea his son’; Uzzah there is the Jaaziah mentioned here. And the sons of Jaaziah were Shoham — who is the Shimea mentioned above — and Shoham had two sons, Zaccur and Ibri, who became heads of fathers' houses after Eleazar died without sons; they completed the twenty-four divisions, which consisted of nine divisions from Gershon, nine from Kohath, and six from Merari.
These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses, according to their muster, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Hashem, from twenty years old and upward.
verse value 6552
Insights
Verse structure: 19 words, 90 letters. Notable word values: "these" (אֵ֣לֶּה) = 36, double chai. Verse gematria: 6552 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "these" (אֵ֣לֶּה, 3 letters) and the longest is "to·their·muster" (לִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗ם, 8 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "to·their·muster" (לִפְקוּדֵיהֶ֗ם), "the·work" (הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה). The root בית appears 2 times in this verse. 17 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "from·son·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "to·house·of" (root בית, 115x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 15 and 4 words.
Ralbag
'From twenty years old and upward' — here it says 'from twenty years old and upward,' even though the Torah had set the age at 'from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old,' because those ages applied specifically to those who performed the work of carrying the Tabernacle, as we explained in Parashat Bamidbar Sinai. But from this point on, the Levites no longer had to carry the Tabernacle and all its vessels for its service, for this House being built in Jerusalem would be its resting place forever; Hashem, blessed be He, granted His people rest from having His House travel from place to place, as had happened until then. Therefore, in David's final words, the sons of Levi were counted from twenty years old and upward, this being their standing to serve the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of Hashem — over the courtyards, the chambers, and the other services mentioned here. And the Levites were fit for these tasks from the age of twenty.
Metzudat David
'after their fathers' houses,' etc. — these were the heads of the fathers' houses for the members of their fathers' houses, for all who were mustered among them. 'in the number of names' — they were counted by a tally that recorded their names, one by one. 'who did the work,' etc. — the singers, the gatekeepers, and those in charge.
Malbim
‘who did the work … from twenty years old’ — David lowered the age for the start of their service to twenty. Scripture gives the reason, for it goes on to say ‘for David said’: David explained that the Torah's requirement that a Levite be thirty years old applied only in the wilderness, where the Tabernacle had to be carried on the shoulder, which required physical strength — and a man reaches [full] strength at thirty. But once Hashem had given His people rest, the Levites no longer had to carry the Tabernacle, and there was no longer any need for them to be thirty. This follows the later answer given by the Kesef Mishneh (Hilchot Klei HaMikdash 3:7) in reconciling the Rambam's words there, that the requirement of being thirty applied only to the time when they carried [the Tabernacle] on the shoulder; while according to the first answer he wrote — that it applied only to the service of song — one could say that the younger Levites were used for other tasks, as will be stated below.
For David said: ‘Hashem, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem for ever;
verse value 2351
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 49 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֥ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "for" (כִּ֚י, 2 letters) and the longest is "the·God·of·Israel" (אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל, 9 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "has·given·rest" (הֵנִ֛יחַ), "the·God·of·Israel" (אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל), "to·His·people" (לְעַמּ֑וֹ). 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "the·God·of·Israel" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·His·people', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 3 words. Full calculation: כִּ֚י [for] (30) + אָמַ֣ר [he·said] (241) + דָּוִ֔יד [David] (24) + הֵנִ֛יחַ [has·given·rest] (73) + יְהֹוָ֥ה [Hashem] (26) + אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל [the·God·of·Israel] (587) + לְעַמּ֑וֹ [to·His·people] (146) + וַיִּשְׁכֹּ֥ן [and·He·dwells] (386) + בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם [in·Jerusalem] (588) + עַד־לְעוֹלָֽם [unto·forever] (250) = 2351.
Metzudat David
'For David said' — Scripture comes to give the reason David counted them from twenty years of age, whereas the Torah said from thirty; and it says, 'for David said, Hashem has given rest,' etc., down through 'forever' — meaning that He would no longer depart from there.
and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for its service.’
verse value 2808
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 37 letters. Verse gematria: 2808 is divisible by 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "and·also" (וְגַ֖ם, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·all·its·vessels" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־כֵּלָ֖יו, 9 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "nothing·to·carry" (אֵין־לָשֵׂ֧את), "the·tabernacle" (אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן), "and·all·its·vessels" (וְאֶת־כׇּל־כֵּלָ֖יו). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·the·Levites" (root לוי, 46x in I Chronicles); "to·its·service" (root עבדה, 28x in I Chronicles); "and·all·its·vessels" (root כלי, 22x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·the·Levites', dividing the verse into phrases of 2 and 4 words. Full calculation: וְגַ֖ם [and·also] (49) + לַלְוִיִּ֑ם [to·the·Levites] (116) + אֵין־לָשֵׂ֧את [nothing·to·carry] (792) + אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ן [the·tabernacle] (816) + וְאֶת־כׇּל־כֵּלָ֖יו [and·all·its·vessels] (523) + לַעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ [to·its·service] (512) = 2808.
Metzudat David
'and also the Levites' — and if so, the Levites too no longer need to carry the tabernacle and its vessels from place to place as they carried until now, and they now serve only to sing, for which twenty years of age suffices; for it was the labor of carrying on the shoulder that required thirty years of age, to have full strength, and not the singing. 'for its service' — [the vessels] made for the service of the tabernacle.
For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
verse value 2378
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 49 letters. The shortest word is "for" (כִּ֣י, 2 letters) and the longest is "the·last" (הָאַ֣חֲרוֹנִ֔ים, 8 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "the·last" (הָאַ֣חֲרוֹנִ֔ים), "and·to·upward" (וּלְמָֽעְלָה). 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "from·son·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "David" (root דוד, 182x in I Chronicles); "for" (root כי, 69x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'sons·of·Levi', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 4 words. Full calculation: כִּ֣י [for] (30) + בְדִבְרֵ֤י [in·words·of] (218) + דָוִיד֙ [David] (24) + הָאַ֣חֲרוֹנִ֔ים [the·last] (320) + הֵ֖מָּה [they] (50) + מִסְפַּ֣ר [number·of] (380) + בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִ֑י [sons·of·Levi] (108) + מִבֶּ֛ן [from·son·of] (92) + עֶשְׂרִ֥ים [twenty] (620) + שָׁנָ֖ה [year] (355) + וּלְמָֽעְלָה [and·to·upward] (181) = 2378.
Rashi
the sons of the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and upwards Then David established these watches, so that when Solomon his son would come, they would be prepared for him.
Metzudat David
'For by the last ordinances of David,' etc. — meaning, although in David's own words it was stated above 'from thirty years old,' this verse means that by David's later ordinances they were counted from twenty years old; but at first this had not occurred to him, and he intended to count them, as stated in the Torah, from thirty years old.
Malbim
‘For’ — Lest you ask: but above (verse 3) it says, ‘and the Levites were numbered from thirty years old,’ [Scripture] answers this by [noting] that afterward David commanded that they be numbered from twenty years old.
For their station was at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Hashem, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
verse value 5810
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 77 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֔ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "for" (כִּ֣י, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·in·the·chambers" (וְעַל־הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 412: house·of, house·of. 8 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "their·station" (מַעֲמָדָ֞ם), "to·hand·of·sons·of" (לְיַד־בְּנֵ֣י), "in·the·courts" (עַל־הַֽחֲצֵרוֹת֙). The root עבדה appears 2 times in this verse. 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "God" (root אלהים, 117x in I Chronicles); "house·of" (root בית, 115x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·all·holiness', dividing the verse into phrases of 11 and 4 words.
Rashi
For their station was alongside the sons of Aaron, etc. This resembles (Num. 18:2): “... and they shall join with you and minister to you.” and over the purity of all sacred things so that if the House and its vessels become unclean, they will be appointed to purify it, for so we find with Hezekiah, as it is written (below II Chron. 29:16): “And the Levites accepted to take out to the Kidron Valley outside,” and it is written (ibid. verse 17): “And they commenced on the first of the first month to sanctify, etc.”
Metzudat David
'For their station,' etc. — meaning, since they were appointed to stand under the authority of the sons of Aaron, etc., twenty years of age therefore sufficed. 'in the courts' — [Scripture] now explains what the service of the house of Hashem consisted of, saying that they would be placed in charge of the courts, etc. 'and in the purifying' — to guard the purity of sacred things, so that they not become impure. 'even the work,' etc. — and the rest of the work of the service, etc.
Malbim
‘For their station’ — Since many tasks were needed and the older Levites, thirty years old and up, were not sufficient [in number], the lesser, non-primary tasks were given to those younger than thirty, while song, gatekeeping, and the like were reserved for the Levites who were thirty years old and up. ‘and in the purifying’ — [This means] to purify [remove] the impurity that was found in the Sanctuary, as stated below (II Chronicles 29:16), ‘and the Levites took it to carry out to the brook Kidron.’ This refers to the courts, and to purifying the sacred vessels of the courts and the chambers, for it is the duty of the priests to remove impurity found in the Temple, as is explained at the end of tractate Eruvin.
for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;
verse value 4381
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 59 letters. Verse gematria: 4381 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "and·size" (וּמִדָּֽה, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·to·all·measure" (וּלְכׇל־מְשׂוּרָ֖ה, 9 letters). 8 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·to·bread·of" (וּלְלֶ֨חֶם), "and·to·fine·flour" (וּלְסֹ֤לֶת), "and·to·wafers·of" (וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י). 10 unique roots are used. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·to·the·soaked', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 2 words. 7 of the verse's 10 words begin with the letter ו. Full calculation: וּלְלֶ֨חֶם [and·to·bread·of] (114) + הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֜כֶת [the·row] (735) + וּלְסֹ֤לֶת [and·to·fine·flour] (526) + לְמִנְחָה֙ [to·meal-offering] (133) + וְלִרְקִיקֵ֣י [and·to·wafers·of] (456) + הַמַּצּ֔וֹת [the·unleavened·bread] (541) + וְלַֽמַּחֲבַ֖ת [and·to·the·griddle] (486) + וְלַמֻּרְבָּ֑כֶת [and·to·the·soaked] (698) + וּלְכׇל־מְשׂוּרָ֖ה [and·to·all·measure] (637) + וּמִדָּֽה [and·size] (55) = 4381.
Metzudat David
'for the showbread also,' etc. — to prepare the showbread and the fine flour for the meal-offering of flour. 'whether of ... wafers,' etc. — these are the types of meal-offerings stated in the Torah. 'and for all manner of measure' — to be in charge of the measures of liquid and dry goods needed in the Temple court.
Metzudat Zion
The showbread (hama'arechet) - A term meaning something arranged and set in order [i.e., the rows of bread]. And unleavened wafers (velirekikei) - Thin cakes, as in "wafers of unleavened bread" (Leviticus 2). And that which is baked on the griddle (ulamachavat) - A meal-offering made on a griddle (machavat). And that which is soaked (ulamurbechet) - An expression of scalding in boiling water, as in "that which is soaked (murbechet) you shall bring" (Leviticus 6). Measure (mesurah) - This is a liquid measure, as in "in meteyard, in weight, or in measure" (Leviticus 19).
Malbim
‘for the showbread also’ — As stated above (9:32). ‘and for the fine flour for a meal-offering’ — (9:29). ‘of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked’ — (9:31). ‘and for all manner of measure and size’ — the measure of liquids and of solids.
and to stand every morning to thank and praise Hashem, and likewise at evening;
verse value 1738
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 35 letters. The shortest word is "and·likewise" (וְכֵ֖ן, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·to·stand" (וְלַֽעֲמֹד֙, 5 letters). Words sharing gematria 304: in·the·morning, in·the·morning. 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·to·stand" (וְלַֽעֲמֹד֙), "to·the·evening" (לָעָֽרֶב). The root בקר appears 2 times in this verse. 7 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 6 and 2 words. Full calculation: וְלַֽעֲמֹד֙ [and·to·stand] (150) + בַּבֹּ֣קֶר [in·the·morning] (304) + בַּבֹּ֔קֶר [in·the·morning] (304) + לְהֹד֥וֹת [to·thank] (445) + וּלְהַלֵּ֖ל [and·to·praise] (101) + לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה [to·Hashem] (56) + וְכֵ֖ן [and·likewise] (76) + לָעָֽרֶב [to·the·evening] (302) = 1738.
Metzudat David
'and to stand,' etc. — to sing at the time of the offering of the daily [tamid] offerings.
Malbim
‘and to stand every morning’ — this refers to song, for which Levites thirty years old and up were required.
and to offer all burnt-offerings to Hashem, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and in the appointed seasons, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Hashem;
verse value 4525
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 64 letters. Notable word values: "and·to·all" (וּלְכֹ֨ל) = 86, equal to Elohim. The shortest word is "and·to·all" (וּלְכֹ֨ל, 4 letters) and the longest is "and·to·the·appointed·seasons" (וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים, 7 letters). 5 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·to·all" (וּלְכֹ֨ל), "to·offer" (הַעֲל֤וֹת), "to·the·sabbaths" (לַשַּׁ֨בָּת֔וֹת). The root עלה appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "and·to·all" (root כל, 81x in I Chronicles); "to·face·of" (root פנים, 63x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·to·the·appointed·seasons', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 6 words. Full calculation: וּלְכֹ֨ל [and·to·all] (86) + הַעֲל֤וֹת [to·offer] (511) + עֹלוֹת֙ [burnt-offerings] (506) + לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה [to·Hashem] (56) + לַשַּׁ֨בָּת֔וֹת [to·the·sabbaths] (1138) + לֶחֳדָשִׁ֖ים [to·the·new·moons] (392) + וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים [and·to·the·appointed·seasons] (200) + בְּמִסְפָּ֨ר [in·number] (382) + כְּמִשְׁפָּ֧ט [like·ordinance] (449) + עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם [concerning·them] (155) + תָּמִ֖יד [continually] (454) + לִפְנֵ֥י [to·face·of] (170) + יְהֹוָֽה [Hashem] (26) = 4525.
Rashi
And for every offering up of burnt offerings to the Lord on Sabbaths, on New Moons The meaning is: They will be appointed over the chambers and also over the chamber of the house of the lambs, where the sacrificial animals are kept, and they will bring [them] to the priests constantly every day, according to the number that is required for each day, whether on weekdays, whether on Sabbaths, and on New Moons and festivals, when additional sacrifices are offered up with the daily offerings - all these they will bring in number according to the ordinance, and they will also assist the priests in flaying the sacrifice. And so we find with Hezekiah (II Chron. 29:34): “Only the priests were few, and they could not flay all the burnt offerings; so their brethren the Levites strengthened them, etc.”
Metzudat David
'and to offer all burnt-offerings' — to give thanks and praise at every time of offering burnt-offerings to Hashem, on the sabbaths, etc.; these are the additional [musaf] offerings. 'in number' — meaning, the burnt-offerings that come in the fixed number, according to the law of the Torah incumbent on Israel, to be offered continually before Hashem without fail.
Malbim
‘and to offer all burnt-offerings’ — for the song was sung at the time the communal burnt-offering was brought up. It can also be explained that they supervised the inspection of the lambs, and the flaying and cutting-up [of the offerings].
and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of Hashem.
verse value 6197
Insights
Verse structure: 13 words, 61 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָֽה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "and" (וְאֵת֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "charge·of" (אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in I Chronicles. Unique to this verse in I Chronicles (hapax): "and·they·shall·keep" (וְשָׁמְר֞וּ), "charge·of" (אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת), "and·charge·of" (וּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶת). The root משמרת appears 3 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 665x in I Chronicles); "Hashem" (root יהוה, 175x in I Chronicles); "house·of" (root בית, 115x in I Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'their·brethren', dividing the verse into phrases of 10 and 3 words. Full calculation: וְשָׁמְר֞וּ [and·they·shall·keep] (552) + אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת [charge·of] (1381) + אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֗ד [tent·of·appointed·place] (156) + וְאֵת֙ [and] (407) + מִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת [charge·of] (980) + הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ [the·holy·place] (409) + וּמִשְׁמֶ֕רֶת [and·charge·of] (986) + בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (62) + אַהֲרֹ֖ן [Aaron] (256) + אֲחֵיהֶ֑ם [their·brethren] (64) + לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת [to·service·of] (506) + בֵּ֥ית [house·of] (412) + יְהֹוָֽה [Hashem] (26) = 6197.
Metzudat David
'and that they should keep,' etc. — they would also keep the charge of the Tent, so that no outsider come near. 'the holy place' — [referring to] consecrated items. 'and the charge of the sons of Aaron' — to assist them in what was needed for the service of the house of Hashem, such as flaying the hide of the burnt-offering and the like.
Malbim