1 Chronicles 23 · Verse 31

1 Chronicles 23:31

And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:
1 Chronicles 23:31, King James Version

1 Chronicles 23:31 in other translations

BSBWhenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
WEBand to offer all burnt offerings to the LORD on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD;
ASVand to offer all burnt-offerings unto Jehovah, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Jehovah;
YLTand for all the burnt-offerings--burnt-offerings to Jehovah for sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed seasons, by number, according to the ordinance upon them continually, before Jehovah.
DARBYand for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah;
BBEAt every offering of burned offerings to the Lord, on Sabbaths, and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts, in the number ordered by the law, at all times before the Lord;
WebsterAnd to offer all burnt-sacrifices to the LORD on the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded to them, continually before the LORD:

What does 1 Chronicles 23:31 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 23:24-32

Now the people of Israel were so many, there should be more employed in the temple service, that every Israelite who brought an offering might find a Levite ready to help him. When more work is to be done, it is pity but there should be more workmen. A new heart, a spiritual mind, which delights greatly in God's commandments, and can find a refreshing feast in his ordinances, forms the great distinction between the…

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1 Chronicles 23:31 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּלְכֹ֨לu.le.Kholand to every ofH3605
הַעֲל֤וֹתha.'a.Lotering up ofH5927
עֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtburnt offeringsH5930
לַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
לַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתla.sha.ba.Totfor the sabbathsH7676
לֶחֳדָשִׁ֖יםle.cho.da.Shimfor the new moonsH2320
וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.Dimand for the appointed feastsH4150
בְּמִסְפָּ֨רbe.mis.Parby numberH4557
כְּמִשְׁפָּ֧טke.mish.Pataccording to [the] ordinanceH4941
עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
תָּמִ֖ידta.MidcontinuallyH8548
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 23:31

  • Isaiah 1:13-14

    Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.

  • Leviticus 23:39

    Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

  • Leviticus 23:24

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

  • Numbers 28:1-29

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the Lord; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering. The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; …

  • Psalms 81:1-4

    To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.

  • Leviticus 23:1-17

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings. These are the feasts of the Lord, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. …

  • Numbers 10:10

    Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the Lord your God.

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in the sabbaths.
Le 23:24,39; Nu 10:10; Ps 81:1-4; Isa 1:13,14
set feasts.
Le 23:1-17; Nu 28:1-29:40

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 23:30

    And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even;

  • 1 Chronicles 23:31

    And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:

  • 1 Chronicles 23:32

    And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.

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1 Chronicles 23:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y para ofrecer todos los holocaustos á Jehová los sábados, nuevas lunas, y solemnidades, por la cuenta y forma que tenían, continuamente delante de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et pour être de service pour tous les holocaustes qu’on offrait à l’ Éternel, aux sabbats, aux nouvelles lunes, et aux jours solennels, en nombre, conformément à l’ordonnance à leur égard, continuellement, devant l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und um alle Brandopfer dem Jehova zu opfern an den Sabbathen, an den Neumonden und an den Festen, nach der Zahl, nach der Vorschrift darüber, beständig vor Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		tam in oblatione holocaustorum Domini, quam in sabbatis et calendis et solemnitatibus reliquis juxta numerum et cæremonias uniuscujusque rei, jugiter coram Domino.