King James Version

1 Chronicles 26:29

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

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לַיִּצְהָרִ֞יlayitsharito Izeharitesיִצְהָרִיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “to Izeharites”, the ordinary formH3325a Jitsharite or descendant of JitsharIzeharites, Izharites.כְּנַנְיָ֣הוּkenanyahvChenaniahכְּנַנְיָהnoun, proper name — “Chenaniah”H3663Kenanjah, an IsraeliteChenaniah.וּבָנָ֗יוuvanayvand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and 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, […לַמְּלָאכָ֤הlamlakhahto work , -manshipמְלָאכָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to work , -manship”, the ordinary formH4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙hachitsonahthe outerחִיצוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the outer”, the ordinary formH2435properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)outer, outward, utter, without.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.לְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםleshoterimto officerשֹׁטֵרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to officer”, the ordinary formH7860properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrateofficer, overseer, ruler.וּלְשֹׁפְטִֽיםuleshofetimand to judgeשָׁפַטconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and to judge”, a verb used as a describing wordH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

Young’s Literal Translation

Of the Izharite, Chenaniah and his sons [are] for the outward work over Israel, for officers and for judges.

World English Bible

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were appointed to the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

Darby Translation

Of the Jizharites, Chenaniah and his sons were over Israel, for the outward business for officers and judges.

Douay-Rheims

But Chonenias and his sons were over the Isaarites, for the business abroad over Israel to teach them and judge them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the Issaarites, Chonenia, and his sons were over the outward ministration over Israel, to record and to judge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῷ Ἰσσααρὶ Χωνενία, καὶ υἱοὶ τῆς ἐργασίας τῆς ἔξω ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ τοῦ γραμματεύειν καὶ διακρίνειν.