King James Version

Numbers 2:12

And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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וְהַחוֹנִ֥םvehachonimand the encampחָנָהconjunction, definite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and the encamp”, a verb used as a describing wordH2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.עָלָ֖יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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,…מַטֵּ֣הmatehrodמַטֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.שִׁמְע֑וֹןshimonSimeonשִׁמְעוֹןnoun, proper name — “Simeon”H8095Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from himSimeon.וְנָשִׂיא֙venasiand captainנָשִׂיאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and captain”, the ordinary formH5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mistcaptain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.לִבְנֵ֣יlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to 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, […שִׁמְע֔וֹןshimonSimeonשִׁמְעוֹןnoun, proper name — “Simeon”H8095Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from himSimeon.שְׁלֻמִיאֵ֖לshelumielShelumielשְׁלֻמִיאֵלnoun, proper name — “Shelumiel”H8017Shelumiel, an IsraeliteShelumiel.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, […צוּרִֽיtsuriZurishaddaiצוּרִישַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Zurishaddai”H6701Tsurishaddai, an IsraeliteZurishaddai.שַׁדָּֽיshadayZurishaddaiצוּרִישַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Zurishaddai”H6701Tsurishaddai, an IsraeliteZurishaddai.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Young’s Literal Translation

And those encamping by him [are of] the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

World English Bible

“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Darby Translation

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

Douay-Rheims

Beside him camped they of the tribe of Simeon: whose prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Simeon; the prince of the children of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that encamp next to him shall be of the tribe of Symeon, and the prince of the sons of Symeon shall be Salamiel the son of Surisadai.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ παρεμβάλλοντες ἐχόμενοι αὐτοῦ φυλῆς Συμεὼν, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν υἱῶν Συμεὼν, Σαλαμιὴλ υἱὸς Σουρισαδαί.