The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:4 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:4

KJV: Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

YLT: Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

Darby: Eleazar begot Phinehas; Phinehas begot Abishua,

ASV: Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Eleazar  begat  Phinehas,  Phinehas  begat  Abishua, 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:4 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 6:4 mean?

Eleazar begat - Phinehas [and] Phinehas begat Abishua
אֶלְעָזָר֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ פִּֽינְחָ֔ס פִּֽינְחָ֖ס הֹלִ֥יד אֲבִישֽׁוּעַ

אֶלְעָזָר֙  Eleazar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְעָזָר  
Sense: Additional Information: Eleazar = “God has helped”.
הוֹלִ֣יד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
פִּֽינְחָ֔ס  Phinehas 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פִּינְחָס  
Sense: son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron; his zealousness for the Lord averted a plague on Israel and gained him the promise of the Lord of an everlasting priesthood in his family.
פִּֽינְחָ֖ס  [and]  Phinehas 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פִּינְחָס  
Sense: son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron; his zealousness for the Lord averted a plague on Israel and gained him the promise of the Lord of an everlasting priesthood in his family.
הֹלִ֥יד  begat 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֲבִישֽׁוּעַ  Abishua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִישׁוּעַ  
Sense: son of Phinehas, grandson of Aaron.