King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:12

Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

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יוֹאֵ֣לyoelJoelיוֹאֵלnoun, proper name — “Joel”H3100Joel, the name of twelve IsraelitesJoel.הָרֹ֔אשׁharoshthe headרֹאשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the head”, the ordinary formH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וְשָׁפָ֖םveshafamand Shaphamשָׁפָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shapham”H8223Shapham, an IsraeliteShapham.הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הhamishnehthe copyמִשְׁנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the copy”, the ordinary formH4932properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location)college, copy, double, fatlings, next, second (order), twice as much.וְיַעְנַ֥יveyanayand Jaanaiיַעֲנַיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jaanai”H3285Jaanai, an IsraeliteJaanai.וְשָׁפָ֖טveshafatand Shaphatשָׁפָטconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shaphat”H8202Shaphat, the name of four IsraelitesShaphat.בַּבָּשָֽׁןbabashanin Bashanבָּשָׁןpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in Bashan”H1316Bashan (often with the article), a region East of the JordanBashan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

Young’s Literal Translation

Joel the head, and Shapham the second, and Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan;

World English Bible

Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

Darby Translation

Joel was the chief and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

Douay-Rheims

Johel the chief, and Saphan the second: and Janai, and Saphat in Basan.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Joel the first-born, and Sapham the second, and Janin the scribe in Basan.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰωὴλ πρωτότοκος, καὶ Σαφὰμ ὁ δεύτερος, καὶ Ἰανὶν ὁ γραμματεὺς ἐν Βασάν.