The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:44 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:44

KJV: And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

YLT: And sons of Merari, their brethren, are on the left. Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

Darby: And their brethren the sons of Merari were on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

ASV: And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And their brethren  the sons  of Merari  [stood] on the left hand:  Ethan  the son  of Kishi,  the son  of Abdi,  the son  of Malluch, 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:44 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 6:44 mean?

And the sons of Merari their brothers on the left hand [were] Ethan the son of Kishi of Abdi of Malluch
וּבְנֵ֧י מְרָרִ֛י אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עַֽל־ הַשְּׂמֹ֑אול אֵיתָן֙ בֶּן־ קִישִׁ֔י עַבְדִּ֖י מַלּֽוּךְ

וּבְנֵ֧י  And  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מְרָרִ֛י  of  Merari 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְרָרִי  
Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family.
אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם  their  brothers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָח  
Sense: brother.
הַשְּׂמֹ֑אול  the  left  hand 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׂמֹאל  
Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side.
אֵיתָן֙  [were]  Ethan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵיתָן  
Sense: an Ezrahite known for his wisdom.
בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קִישִׁ֔י  of  Kishi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: קִישִׁי  
Sense: a Merarite Levite, father or ancestor of Ethan the minstrel in the time of David.
עַבְדִּ֖י  of  Abdi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַבְדִּי  
Sense: a Merarite Levite and ancestor of Ethan the singer.
מַלּֽוּךְ  of  Malluch 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַלּוּךְ 
Sense: a Merarite Levite, son of Hashabiah.