The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 6:47 Explained

1 Chronicles 6:47

KJV: The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

YLT: son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

Darby: the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

ASV: the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The son  of Mahli,  the son  of Mushi,  the son  of Merari,  the son  of Levi. 

What does 1 Chronicles 6:47 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 6:47 mean?

the son of Mahli of Mushi of Merari of Levi -
בֶּן־ מַחְלִי֙ מוּשִׁ֔י מְרָרִ֖י לֵוִֽי ס

בֶּן־  the  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מַחְלִי֙  of  Mahli 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַחְלִי  
Sense: son of Merari and grandson of Levi; progenitor of the family of the Mahlites.
מוּשִׁ֔י  of  Mushi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מוּשִׁי  
Sense: son of Merari, grandson of Kohath, and great grandson of Levi.
מְרָרִ֖י  of  Merari 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְרָרִי  
Sense: the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family.
לֵוִֽי  of  Levi 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי 
Sense: the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation