King James Version

1 Chronicles 8:28

These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

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אֵ֣לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).רָאשֵׁ֥יrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the 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.אָב֛וֹתavotfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖םletoledotamto birthתּוֹלְדָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to birth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8435(plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) historybirth, generations.רָאשִׁ֑יםrashimheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “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.אֵ֖לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).יָשְׁב֥וּyashevvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “dwell”, a completed actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בִירוּשָׁלִָֽםvirushalimin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

These were heads of fathers’ houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

These [are] heads of fathers, by their generations, heads; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

World English Bible

These were heads of fathers’ households throughout their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

These were the chief fathers, according to their generations, principal men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families who dwelt in Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

These were heads of fathers' houses throughout their generations, chief men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

These were heads of families, chiefs according to their generations: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗτοι ἄρχοντες πατριῶν κατὰ γενέσεις αὐτῶν ἄρχοντες· οὗτοι κατῴκησαν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.