King James Version

1 Chronicles 9:20

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him.

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וּפִֽינְחָ֣סufinechasand Phinehasפִּינְחָסconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Phinehas”H6372Pinechas, the name of three IsraelitesPhinehas.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, […אֶלְעָזָ֗רelazarEleazarאֶלְעָזָרnoun, proper name — “Eleazar”H499Elazar, the name of seven IsraelitesEleazar.נָגִ֨ידnagidcaptainנָגִידnoun, 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.הָיָ֧הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עֲלֵיהֶ֛םaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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,…לְפָנִ֖יםlefanimto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “to a- fore”, the ordinary formH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עִמּֽוֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, the LORD being with him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Jehovah was with him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Phinehas son of Eleazar hath been leader over them formerly; Jehovah [is] with him.

World English Bible

Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Yahweh was with him.

Darby Translation

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them formerly; Jehovah was with him.

Douay-Rheims

And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before the Lord,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, the LORD being with him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Phinees son of Eleazar was head over them before the Lord, and these were with him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Φινεὲς υἱὸς Ἐλεάζαρ ἡγούμενος ἦν ἐπʼ αὐτῶν ἔμπροσθεν Κυρίου, καὶ οὗτοι μετʼ αὐτοῦ.