The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 26:7 Explained

1 Chronicles 26:7

KJV: The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

YLT: Sons of Shemaiah are Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad; his brethren are sons of valour, Elihu and Semachiah,

Darby: The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu and Semachiah.

ASV: The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sons  of Shemaiah;  Othni,  and Rephael,  and Obed,  Elzabad,  whose brethren  [were] strong  men,  Elihu,  and Semachiah. 

What does 1 Chronicles 26:7 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 26:7 mean?

The sons of Shemaiah [were] Othni and Rephael and Obed and Elzabad whose brothers [were] men able Elihu and Semachiah
בְּנֵ֣י שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה עָ֠תְנִי וּרְפָאֵ֨ל וְעוֹבֵ֧ד אֶלְזָבָ֛ד אֶחָ֖יו בְּנֵי־ חָ֑יִל אֱלִיה֖וּ וּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ

בְּנֵ֣י  The  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה  of  Shemaiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמַעְיָה 
Sense: a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah.
עָ֠תְנִי  [were]  Othni 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָתְנִי  
Sense: a Levite, son of Shemaiah, the first-born of Obed-edom.
וּרְפָאֵ֨ל  and  Rephael 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְפָאֵל  
Sense: son of Shemaiah and grandson of Obed-edom.
וְעוֹבֵ֧ד  and  Obed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹובֵד  
Sense: son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David.
אֶלְזָבָ֛ד  and  Elzabad 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְזָבָד  
Sense: a Gadite warrior who aided David.
אֶחָ֖יו  whose  brothers  [were] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
בְּנֵי־  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חָ֑יִל  able 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
אֱלִיה֖וּ  Elihu 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִיהוּ 
Sense: the younger man who rebuked Job and his three friends.
וּסְמַכְיָֽהוּ  and  Semachiah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: סְמַכְיָהוּ  
Sense: a Korahite Levite, one of the sons of Shemaiah.

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