King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:27

And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Chronicles 12:28.

וִיהוֹיָדָ֖עvihoyadaand Jehoiada. Compare H3111יְהוֹיָדָעconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehoiada. Compare H3111”H3077Jehojada, the name of three IsraelitesJehoiada. Compare H3111 (יוֹיָדָע).הַנָּגִ֣ידhanagidthe captainנָגִידdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the captain”, the ordinary formH5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themescaptain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.לְאַהֲרֹ֑ןleaharonto Aaronאַהֲרוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.וְעִמּ֕וֹveimvoand withעִםconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתsheloshetthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “third”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).אֲלָפִ֖יםalafimthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.וּשְׁבַ֥עushevaand sevenשֶׁבַעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).מֵאֽוֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-28) And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron; and with him were three thousand and seven hundred,

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jehoiada [is] the leader of the Aaronite, and with him [are] three thousand and seven hundred,

World English Bible

Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand seven hundred,

Darby Translation

And Jehoiada the prince of Aaron, and with him were three thousand seven hundred;

Douay-Rheims

And Joiada prince of the race of Aaron, and with him three thousand seven hundred.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-28) And Jehoiada was the leader of the house of Aaron, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joadas the chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand and seven hundred.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ἰωαδὰς ὁ ἡγούμενος τῷ Ἀαρὼν, καὶ μετʼ αὐτοῦ τρεῖς χιλιάδες καὶ ἑπτακόσιοι.