King James Version

1 Chronicles 27:26

And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

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וְעַ֗לvealand 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,…עֹשֵׂי֙osedoעָשָׂהverb, qal, participle, construct — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…מְלֶ֣אכֶתmelekhetwork , -manshipמְלָאכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “work , -manship”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4399properly, 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).הַשָּׂדֶ֔הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.לַעֲבֹדַ֖תlaavodatto workעֲבֹדָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.הָאֲדָמָ֑הhaadamahthe countryאֲדָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the country”, the ordinary formH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.עֶזְרִ֖יezriEzriעֶזְרִיnoun, proper name — “Ezri”H5836Ezri, an IsraeliteEzri.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, […כְּלֽוּבkeluvChelubכְּלוּבnoun, proper name — “Chelub”H3620Kelub, the name of two IsraelitesChelub.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

Young’s Literal Translation

and over workmen of the field for the service of the ground [is] Ezri son of Chelub;

World English Bible

Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.

Darby Translation

And over them that worked in the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.

Douay-Rheims

And over the tillage, and the husbandmen, who tilled the ground, was Ezri the son of Chelub:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And over the husbandmen who tilled the ground was Esdri the son of Chelub.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν γεωργούντων τὴν γῆν τῶν ἐργαζομένων, Ἐσδρὶ ὁ τοῦ Χελούβ.