The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 11:21 Explained

1 Chronicles 11:21

KJV: Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

YLT: Of the three by the two he is honoured, and becometh their head; and unto the first three he hath not come.

Darby: Of the three he was more honourable than the two, and he was their captain; but he did not attain to the first three.

ASV: Of the three, he was more honorable than the two, and was made their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the three,  he was more honourable  than the two;  for he was their captain:  howbeit he attained  not to the [first] three. 

What does 1 Chronicles 11:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 11

1  David Becomes King over All Israel
4  Jerusalem
10  David's Mighty Men

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 11:21 mean?

Of the three than the [other] two [men] he was more honored therefore he became their captain and However to the [first] three Not he did attain -
מִן־ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה בַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙ נִכְבָּ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־ הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה לֹֽא־ בָֽא ס

הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤ה  the  three 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
בַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙  than  the  [other]  two  [men] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
נִכְבָּ֔ד  he  was  more  honored 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֵד  
Sense: to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured.
וַיְהִ֥י  therefore  he  became 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְשָׂ֑ר  captain 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
וְעַד־  and  However  to 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖ה  the  [first]  three 
Parse: Article, Number, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
בָֽא  he  did  attain 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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