KJV: Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)
YLT: and to Hosah, of the sons of Merari, are sons: Shimri the head (though he was not first-born, yet his father setteth him for head),
Darby: And Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the head, for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the head;
ASV: Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, (for though he was not the first-born, yet his father made him chief),
וּלְחֹסָ֥ה | And Hosah |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹסָה Sense: a Levitical doorkeeper of the temple. |
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בְּנֵי־ | the sons |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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מְרָרִ֖י | of Merari |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְרָרִי Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family. |
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בָּנִ֑ים | had sons |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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שִׁמְרִ֤י | Shimri |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שִׁמְרִי Sense: a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah. |
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הָרֹאשׁ֙ | the first |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |
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כִּ֣י | for [though] |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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הָיָ֣ה | he was |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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בְכ֔וֹר | the firstborn |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּכֹר Sense: firstborn, firstling. |
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וַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּ | and made him |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make. |
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אָבִ֖יהוּ | his father |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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לְרֹֽאשׁ | the first |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |