1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 26:6
6Also to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their families because they were strong, capable men.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also to his son | בְנוֹ֙ | ḇə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Shemaiah | וְלִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה | wə·liš·ma‘·yāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8098 Shemajah |
| were born | נוֹלַ֣ד | nō·w·laḏ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| sons | בָּנִ֔ים | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| who ruled | הַמִּמְשָׁלִ֖ים | ham·mim·šā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4474 dominion, ruler |
| over their families | אֲבִיהֶ֑ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵֽמָּה׃ | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were strong | גִבּ֥וֹרֵי | ḡib·bō·w·rê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H1368 strong, mighty |
| capable men | חַ֖יִל | ḥa·yil | Noun - masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.