1 Chronicles 26:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

All these were of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men in strength for the service; threescore and two of Obed-edom.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּל־אֵ֜לֶּה מִבְּנֵ֣י ׀ עֹבֵ֣ד אֱדֹ֗ם הֵ֤מָּה וּבְנֵיהֶם֙ וַאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם אִֽישׁ־חַ֥יִל בַּכֹּ֖חַ לַעֲבֹדָ֑ה שִׁשִּׁ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִם לְעֹבֵ֥ד אֱדֹֽם׃

Transliteration

All-ʾēlleh from-bĕnê ʿōḇēd ʾĕdōm, hēmmāh and-bĕnêhem and-ʾăḥêhem, ʾîš-ḥayil in-the-kōaḥ for-ʿăḇōdāh; šiššîm and-šĕnayim to-ʿōḇēd ʾĕdōm.

Grammar Details

*ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun - these
*bĕnê*: masculine plural construct - sons of
*ʿōḇēd*: proper name, masculine singular with prefixed preposition - to/belonging to Obed
*ʾĕdōm*: proper name, masculine singular - Edom
*hēmmāh*: 3rd masculine plural independent pronoun - they
*bĕnêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sons
*ʾăḥêhem*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers
*ʾîš*-*ḥayil*: masculine singular construct with masculine singular - men of ability
*kōaḥ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - strength
*ʿăḇōdāh*: feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition - for service
*šiššîm*: cardinal number - sixty
*šĕnayim*: cardinal number with prefixed conjunction - and two

Word Meanings

*ʾîš-ḥayil*: able men/men of strength/capable men
*ʿăḇōdāh*: service/work/labor
*ʾăḥêhem*: their brothers/their relatives

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