King James Version

Isaiah 3:2

The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

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גִּבּ֖וֹרgiborchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.וְאִ֣ישׁveishand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…מִלְחָמָ֑הmilchamahbattleמִלְחָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).שׁוֹפֵ֥טshofetjudgeשָׁפַטverb, qal, participle, absolute — “judge”, a verb used as a describing wordH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.וְנָבִ֖יאvenaviand prophetנָבִיאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.וְקֹסֵ֥םveqosemand divineקָסַםconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and divine”, a verb used as a describing wordH7080properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divinedivine(-r, -ation), prudent, soothsayer, use (divination).וְזָקֵֽןvezaqenand oldזָקֵןconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder;

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American Standard Version (1901)

the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder;

Young’s Literal Translation

Hero and man of war, judge and prophet, And diviner and elder,

World English Bible

the mighty man, the man of war, the judge, the prophet, the diviner, the elder,

Darby Translation

the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the elder,

Douay-Rheims

The strong man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the cunning man, and the ancient.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

the great and mighty man, the warrior and the judge, and the prophet, and the counsellor, and the elder,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

γίγαντα καὶ ἰσχύοντα, καὶ ἄνθρωπον πολεμιστὴν, καὶ δικαστὴν, καὶ προφήτην, καὶ στοχαστὴν, καὶ πρεσβύτερον,