The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 28:6 Explained

1 Chronicles 28:6

KJV: And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

YLT: and saith to me, Solomon thy son, he doth build My house, and My courts, for I have fixed on him to Me for a son, and I -- I am to him for a father,

Darby: And he said to me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

ASV: And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said  unto me, Solomon  thy son,  he shall build  my house  and my courts:  for I have chosen  him [to be] my son,  and I will be his father. 

What does 1 Chronicles 28:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 28

1  David in a solemn assembly having declared God's favor to him,
5  and promise to his son Solomon, exhorts them to fear God
9  He encourages Solomon to build the temple
11  He gives him patterns, gold and silver, etc

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 28:6 mean?

And He said to me [As for] Solomon your son he shall build My house and My courts for I have chosen him [to be] My son and I will be his Father
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לִ֔י שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בִנְךָ֔ הֽוּא־ יִבְנֶ֥ה בֵיתִ֖י וַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑י כִּי־ בָחַ֨רְתִּי ב֥וֹ לִי֙ לְבֵ֔ן וַאֲנִ֖י אֶֽהְיֶה־ לּ֥וֹ לְאָֽב

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  He  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לִ֔י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה  [As  for]  Solomon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹה  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
בִנְךָ֔  your  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִבְנֶ֥ה  shall  build 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
בֵיתִ֖י  My  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
וַחֲצֵרוֹתָ֑י  and  My  courts 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, common plural construct, first person common singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
בָחַ֨רְתִּי  I  have  chosen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: to choose, elect, decide for.
ב֥וֹ  him  [to  be] 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לִי֙  My 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
לְבֵ֔ן  son 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וַאֲנִ֖י  and  I 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
אֶֽהְיֶה־  will  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לּ֥וֹ  his 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לְאָֽב  Father 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.