King James Version

1 Chronicles 27:16

Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

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וְעַל֙vealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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,…שִׁבְטֵ֣יshivtedartשֵׁבֶטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣יlaruvenito children of Reubenרְאוּבֵנִיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “to children of Reuben”, the ordinary formH7206a Reubenite or descendant of Reubenchildren of Reuben, Reubenites.נָגִ֔ידnagidcaptainנָגִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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.אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶרeliezerEliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרnoun, proper name — “Eliezer”H461Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten IsraelitesEliezer.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, […זִכְרִ֑יzikhriZichriזִכְרִיnoun, proper name — “Zichri”H2147Zicri, the name of twelve IsraelitesZichri.לַשִּׁ֨מְעוֹנִ֔יlashimonito tribe of Simeonשִׁמְעֹנִיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “to tribe of Simeon”, the ordinary formH8099a Shimonite (collectively) or descendants of Shimontribe of Simeon, Simeonites.שְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּshefatyahvShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהnoun, proper name — “Shephatiah”H8203Shephatjah, the name of ten IsraelitesShephatiah.בֶּֽןbensonבֵּןnoun, 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, […מַעֲכָֽהmaakhahMaachahמַעֲכָהnoun, proper name — “Maachah”H4601Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian womanMaachah, Maachathites. See also H1038 (בֵּית מַעֲכָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:

Young’s Literal Translation

And over the tribes of Israel: Of the Reubenite, a leader [is] Eliezer son of Zichri; of the Simeonite, Shephatiah son of Maachah;

World English Bible

Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites, Eliezer the son of Zichri was the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;

Darby Translation

And over the tribes of Israel were: for the Reubenites Eliezer the son of Zichri was the prince; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah;

Douay-Rheims

Now the chiefs over the tribes of Israel were these: over the Rubenites, Eliezer the son of Zechri was ruler: over the Simeonites, Saphatias the son of Maacha:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And over the tribes of Israel, the chief for Ruben was Eliezer the son of Zechri: for Symeon, Saphatias the son of Maacha:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν φυλῶν Ἰσραὴλ, τῷ Ῥουβὴν ἡγούμενος Ἐλιέζερ ὁ τοῦ Ζεχρί· τῷ Συμεὼν, Σαφατίας ὁ τοῦ Μααχά.