The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 26:10 Explained

1 Chronicles 26:10

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),

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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;  ) 

What does 1 Chronicles 26:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 26

1  The divisions of the porters
13  The gates assigned by lot
20  The Levites that had charge of the treasures
29  Officers and judges

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 26:10 mean?

And Hosah of the sons of Merari had sons Shimri the first for [though] not he was the firstborn and made him his father the first
וּלְחֹסָ֥ה מִן־ בְּנֵי־ מְרָרִ֖י בָּנִ֑ים שִׁמְרִ֤י הָרֹאשׁ֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־ הָיָ֣ה בְכ֔וֹר וַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יהוּ לְרֹֽאשׁ

וּלְחֹסָ֥ה  And  Hosah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹסָה 
Sense: a Levitical doorkeeper of the temple.
בְּנֵי־  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.
בָּנִ֑ים  had  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שִׁמְרִ֤י  Shimri 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁמְרִי  
Sense: a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah.
הָרֹאשׁ֙  the  first 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
כִּ֣י  for  [though] 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
הָיָ֣ה  he  was 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְכ֔וֹר  the  firstborn 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בְּכֹר  
Sense: firstborn, firstling.
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.
אָבִ֖יהוּ  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
לְרֹֽאשׁ  the  first 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.

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