The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 26:6 Explained

1 Chronicles 26:6

KJV: Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour.

YLT: And to Shemaiah his son have sons been born, who are ruling throughout the house of their father, for they are mighty of valour.

Darby: And to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who were rulers in their father's house; for they were mighty men of valour.

ASV: Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Also unto Shemaiah  his son  were sons  born,  that ruled  throughout the house  of their father:  for they [were] mighty men  of valour. 

What does 1 Chronicles 26:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 26

1  The divisions of the porters
13  The gates assigned by lot
20  The Levites that had charge of the treasures
29  Officers and judges

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 26:6 mean?

And to Shemaiah his son were born sons who governed houses their fathers' because great men of ability they [were]
וְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה בְנוֹ֙ נוֹלַ֣ד בָּנִ֔ים הַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖ים לְבֵ֣ית אֲבִיהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־ גִבּ֥וֹרֵי חַ֖יִל הֵֽמָּה

וְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה  And  to  Shemaiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמַעְיָה 
Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
בְנוֹ֙  his  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
נוֹלַ֣ד  were  born 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
בָּנִ֔ים  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖ים  who  governed 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מִמְשָׁל  
Sense: dominion, ruler.
לְבֵ֣ית  houses 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אֲבִיהֶ֑ם  their  fathers' 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
כִּֽי־  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
גִבּ֥וֹרֵי  great  men 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: גִּבֹּור  
Sense: strong, mighty.
חַ֖יִל  of  ability 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
הֵֽמָּה  they  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.