1 Chronicles 27:16

“Over the tribes of Israel: for the Reubenites, the leader was Eliezer son of Zichri; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;”

1 Chronicles 27:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 27:16, word by word

the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

Where else “shivte” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
for the Reubenitesראוּבֵנִיruveni

Reubenite

Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

Where else “ruveni” appears
the leaderנָגִידnagid

leader

Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.

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was Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרeliezer

Eliezer

Eliezer, the name of Abram's trusted servant from Damascus and of several Israelites, among them a son of Moses and a prophet.

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Zichriזִכְרִיzichri

Zichri

Zichri, a name borne by many men, among them a son of Izhar, of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 6:21).

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for the Simeonitesשִּׁמְעוֹנִיshimoni

Simeonite

Simeonite: a descendant of Simeon, son of Jacob.

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Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהוּshefatyahu

Shephatiah

Shephatiah, the name of several men; among them the fifth son of David, born of Abital. It means "YHWH has judged".

Where else “shefatyahu” appears
of Maacahמַעֲכָהmaacha

Maacah

Maacah, the name of several people, men and women; among them a son of Nahor and the daughter of the king of Geshur, David's wife and Absalom's mother. Also a small kingdom in the north.

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The context

15The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division, twenty-four thousand.

16 · This verse (above)

17for Levi, Hashabiah son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;

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