Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.1 Chronicles 4:27
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
וּלְשִׁמְעִ֞י בָּנִ֨ים שִׁשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ וּבָנ֣וֹת שֵׁ֔שׁ וּלְאֶחָ֕יו אֵ֖ין בָּנִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְכֹל֙ מִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔ם לֹ֥א הִרְבּ֖וּ עַד־בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ ס
- וּלְשִׁמְעִ֞יu.le.shim.'I“and [belonged] to Shimei”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from שִׁמְעִי · “Shimei” · Strong's H8096K
- בָּנִ֨יםba.Nim“sons”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- שִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.Shah“six-”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֵׁשׁ · “six” · Strong's H8337
- עָשָׂר֙'a.Sar“teen”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
- וּבָנ֣וֹתu.va.Not“and daughters”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
- שֵׁ֔שׁShesh“six”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֵׁשׁ · “six” · Strong's H8337
- וּלְאֶחָ֕יוu.le.'e.Chav“and [belonged] to brothers his”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- אֵ֖ין'ein“not”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- בָּנִ֣יםba.Nim“sons”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- רַבִּ֑יםra.Bim“many”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- וְכֹל֙ve.Khol“and all”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מִשְׁפַּחְתָּ֔םmish.pach.Tam“clan their”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מִשְׁפָּחָה · “family” · Strong's H4940
- לֹ֥אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- הִרְבּ֖וּhir.Bu“they increased”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
- עַד־'ad-“up to”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יְהוּדָֽה׃ סye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)