The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:19 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:19

KJV: The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

YLT: Sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these are families of the Levite according to their fathers;

Darby: The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of Levi according to their fathers.

ASV: The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers houses .

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sons  of Merari;  Mahli,  and Mushi.  And these [are] the families  of the Levites  according to their fathers. 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:19 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 6

1  The sons of Levi
4  The line of Eleazar unto the captivity
16  The families of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari
49  The office of Aaron, and his line unto Ahimaaz
54  The cities of the priests and Levites

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 6:19 mean?

The sons of Merari [were] Mahli and Mushi And these [are] the families of the Levites according to their fathers
בְּנֵ֥י מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֣י וּמֻשִׁ֑י וְאֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַלֵּוִ֖י לַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם

בְּנֵ֥י  The  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְרָרִ֖י  of  Merari 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְרָרִי  
Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family.
מַחְלִ֣י  [were]  Mahli 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַחְלִי  
Sense: son of Merari and grandson of Levi; progenitor of the family of the Mahlites.
וּמֻשִׁ֑י  and  Mushi 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מוּשִׁי  
Sense: son of Merari, grandson of Kohath, and great grandson of Levi.
וְאֵ֛לֶּה  And  these  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת  the  families 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: מִשְׁפָּחָה  
Sense: clan, family.
הַלֵּוִ֖י  of  the  Levites 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
לַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם  according  to  their  fathers 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.