The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:26 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:26

KJV: As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

YLT: Elkanah; sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

Darby: Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

ASV: As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[As for] Elkanah:  the sons  of Elkanah;  Zophai  his son,  and Nahath  his son, 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:26 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 6:26 mean?

[As for] Elkanah - the sons of Elkanah [were] Zophai his son and Nahath his son
אֶלְקָנָ֑ה [בנו] (בְּנֵי֙) אֶלְקָנָ֔ה צוֹפַ֥י בְּנ֖וֹ וְנַ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ

אֶלְקָנָ֑ה  [As  for]  Elkanah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְקָנָה  
Sense: Samuel’s father.
[בנו]  - 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
(בְּנֵי֙)  the  sons  of 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אֶלְקָנָ֔ה  Elkanah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְקָנָה  
Sense: Samuel’s father.
צוֹפַ֥י  [were]  Zophai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צוּף 
Sense: a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel.
בְּנ֖וֹ  his  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
וְנַ֥חַת  and  Nahath 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחַת  
Sense: one of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of Esau.
בְּנֽוֹ  his  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.

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