The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:39 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:39

KJV: And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

YLT: And his brother Asaph, who is standing on his right -- Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea,

Darby: And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand: Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

ASV: And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And his brother  Asaph,  who stood  on his right hand,  [even] Asaph  the son  of Berachiah,  the son  of Shimea, 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:39 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 6:39 mean?

And his brother Asaph who stood at his right hand [was] Asaph the son of Berechiah of Shimea
וְאָחִ֣יו אָסָ֔ף הָעֹמֵ֖ד עַל־ יְמִינ֑וֹ אָסָ֥ף בֶּן־ בֶּרֶכְיָ֖הוּ שִׁמְעָֽא

וְאָחִ֣יו  And  his  brother 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
אָסָ֔ף  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
הָעֹמֵ֖ד  who  stood 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יְמִינ֑וֹ  his  right  hand 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.
אָסָ֥ף  [was]  Asaph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בֶּרֶכְיָ֖הוּ  of  Berechiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֶּרֶכְיָה 
Sense: a son of Zerubbabel.
שִׁמְעָֽא  of  Shimea 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁמְעָא  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba.