The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 24:6 Explained

1 Chronicles 24:6

KJV: And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

YLT: And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth them before the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites: one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.

Darby: And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.

ASV: And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers houses of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Shemaiah  the son  of Nethaneel  the scribe,  [one] of the Levites,  wrote  them before  the king,  and the princes,  and Zadok  the priest,  and Ahimelech  the son  of Abiathar,  and [before] the chief  of the fathers  of the priests  and Levites:  one  principal  household  being taken  for Eleazar,  and [one] taken  for Ithamar. 

What does 1 Chronicles 24:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 24

1  The division of the sons of Aaron by lot into twenty-four orders
20  The Kohathites
26  and the Merarites, divided by lot

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 24:6 mean?

And wrote them down Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe of the Levite before the king and the leaders and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the priests and Levites house of father one taken for Eleazar and [one] for Ithamar -
וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֡ם שְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩ בֶן־ נְתַנְאֵ֨ל הַסּוֹפֵ֜ר מִן־ הַלֵּוִ֗י לִפְנֵ֨י הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ וְצָד֣וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ בֶּן־ אֶבְיָתָ֔ר וְרָאשֵׁי֙ הָֽאָב֔וֹת לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם בֵּֽית־ אָ֣ב אֶחָ֗ד אָחֻז֙ לְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר וְאָחֻ֥ז ׀ אָחֻ֖ז לְאִיתָמָֽר פ

וַֽיִּכְתְּבֵ֡ם  And  wrote  them  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּתַב  
Sense: to write, record, enrol.
שְֽׁמַֽעְיָה֩  Shemaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמַעְיָה 
Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
בֶן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
נְתַנְאֵ֨ל  of  Nethanel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְתַנְאֵל  
Sense: son of Zuar and a chief of the tribe of Issachar at the exodus.
הַסּוֹפֵ֜ר  the  scribe 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סָפַר 
Sense: to count, recount, relate.
הַלֵּוִ֗י  the  Levite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
לִפְנֵ֨י  before 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וְהַשָּׂרִים֙  and  the  leaders 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
וְצָד֣וֹק  and  Zadok 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צָדֹוק  
Sense: the high priest, son of Ahitub of the house of Eleazar the son of Aaron, and th in descent from Aaron; joined David after Saul’s death and supported him against Absalom and Adonijah; anointed Solomon as king.
הַכֹּהֵ֗ן  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙  and  Ahimelech 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲחִימֶלֶךְ  
Sense: a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul’s command, for supposedly assisting David.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶבְיָתָ֔ר  of  Abiathar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶבְיָתָר  
Sense: priest, son of Ahitub (Ahimelech), faithful to David, but later rebelled with Adonijah.
וְרָאשֵׁי֙  and  the  heads 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָֽאָב֔וֹת  of  the  fathers'  [houses] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
לַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים  of  the  priests 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם  and  Levites 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
בֵּֽית־  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אָ֣ב  of  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
אֶחָ֗ד  one 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
אָחֻז֙  taken 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: אָחוּז 
Sense: grasp, take hold, seize, take possession.
לְאֶלְעָזָ֔ר  for  Eleazar 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
אָחֻ֖ז  [one] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: אָחוּז 
Sense: grasp, take hold, seize, take possession.
לְאִיתָמָֽר  for  Ithamar 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִיתָמָר  
Sense: fourth and youngest son of Aaron.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation