King James Version

1 Chronicles 9:34

These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

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אֵלֶּה֩elehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).רָאשֵׁ֨יrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, 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.הָאָב֧וֹתhaavotthe fatherאָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.לַלְוִיִּ֛םlalviyimto Leviiteלֵוִיִּיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “to Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.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 of the Levites, by their generations, chief men; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

These heads of the fathers of the Levites throughout their generations [are] heads. These have dwelt in Jerusalem.

World English Bible

These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men. They lived at Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

These are the chief fathers of the Levites, heads according to their families; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

The heads of the Levites, princes in their families, abode in Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

These were heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, by their generations, chief men; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

These were the heads of the families of the Levites according to their generations; these chiefs dwelt in Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗτοι ἄρχοντες τῶν πατριῶν τῶν Λευιτῶν κατὰ γενέσεις αὐτῶν, ἄρχοντες οὗτοι κατῴκησαν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.