King James Version

1 Chronicles 18:16

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

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וְצָד֧וֹקvetsadoqand Zadokצָדוֹקconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Zadok”H6659Tsadok, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesZadok.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אֲחִיט֛וּבachituvAhitubאֲחִיטוּבnoun, proper name — “Ahitub”H285Achitub, the name of several priestsAhitub.וַאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְvaavimelekhand Abimelechאֲבִימֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abimelech”H40Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesAbimelech.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אֶבְיָתָ֖רevyatarAbiatharאֶבְיָתָרnoun, proper name — “Abiathar”H54Ebjathar, an IsraeliteAbiathar.כֹּהֲנִ֑יםkohanimpriestכֹּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.וְשַׁוְשָׁ֖אveshavshaand Shavshaשַׁוְשָׁאconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shavsha”H7798Shavsha, an IsraeliteShavsha.סוֹפֵֽרsofercommuneסָפַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commune”, the ordinary formH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

Young’s Literal Translation

and Zadok son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, [are] priests, and Shavsha [is] scribe,

World English Bible

Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;

Darby Translation

and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

Douay-Rheims

And Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests: and Susa, scribe.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Sadoc son of Achitob, and Achimelech son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Susa was the scribe;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ Σαδὼκ υἱὸς Ἀχειτὼβ καὶ Αχειμέλεχ υἱὸς Ἀβιάθαρ οἱ ἱερεῖς, καὶ Σουσὰ γραμματεύς,