The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 16:18 Explained

1 Chronicles 16:18

KJV: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

YLT: Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,

Darby: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;

ASV: Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Saying,  Unto thee will I give  the land  of Canaan,  the lot  of your inheritance; 

What does 1 Chronicles 16:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 16

1  David's festival sacrifice
4  He orders a choir to sing thanksgiving
7  The psalm of thanksgiving
37  He appoints ministers, porters, priests, and musicians, to attend the ark

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 16:18 mean?

Saying to you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance
לֵאמֹ֗ר לְךָ֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶֽרֶץ־ כְּנָ֔עַן חֶ֖בֶל נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם

לֵאמֹ֗ר  Saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְךָ֙  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
אֶתֵּ֣ן  I  will  give 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
אֶֽרֶץ־  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
כְּנָ֔עַן  of  Canaan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּנַעַן 
Sense: the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine.
חֶ֖בֶל  as  the  allotment 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֶבֶל 
Sense: a cord, rope, territory, band, company.
נַחֲלַתְכֶֽם  of  your  inheritance 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: נַחֲלָה  
Sense: possession, property, inheritance, heritage.