The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 15:9 Explained

1 Chronicles 15:9

KJV: Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

YLT: Of sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and his brethren, eighty.

Darby: of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty;

ASV: of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Of the sons  of Hebron;  Eliel  the chief,  and his brethren  fourscore: 

What does 1 Chronicles 15:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 15

1  David having prepared a place for the ark,
15  the priests and Levites bring it from Obed-Edom
25  He performs the solemnity thereof with great joy
29  Michal despises him

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 15:9 mean?

of the sons of Hebron Eliel the chief and of his brothers eighty -
לִבְנֵ֖י חֶבְר֑וֹן אֱלִיאֵ֥ל הַשָּׂ֖ר וְאֶחָ֥יו שְׁמוֹנִֽים ס

לִבְנֵ֖י  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֶבְר֑וֹן  of  Hebron 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶבְרֹון 
Sense: a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar.
אֱלִיאֵ֥ל  Eliel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִיאֵל  
Sense: an ancestor of Samuel.
הַשָּׂ֖ר  the  chief 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
וְאֶחָ֥יו  and  of  his  brothers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
שְׁמוֹנִֽים  eighty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שְׁמֹנִים  
Sense: eighty, fourscore.
ס    - 
Parse: Punctuation