Overוְעַלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלfor the Reubenites,לָראוּבֵנִיthe leaderנָגִידwas Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרsonבֶּןof Zichri;זִכְרִיfor the Simeonites,לַשִּׁמְעוֹנִיShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Maacah;מַעֲכָה
1 Chronicles 27:16
Study it in the app“Over the tribes of Israel: for the Reubenites, the leader was Eliezer son of Zichri; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “nagid” appears- 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.
Where else “eliezer” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Zichriזִכְרִיzichri
Zichri
Zichri, a name borne by many men, among them a son of Izhar, of the tribe of Levi (Exodus 6:21).
Where else “zichri” appears- for the Simeonitesשִּׁמְעוֹנִיshimoni
Simeonite
Simeonite: a descendant of Simeon, son of Jacob.
Where else “shimoni” appears- 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.
Where else “maacha” appears
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;