King James Version

Numbers 2:22

Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

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וּמַטֵּ֖הumatehand rodמַטֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and 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.בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinyaminBenjaminבִּנְיָמִיןnoun, proper name — “Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.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, […בִנְיָמִ֔ןvinyaminBenjaminבִּנְיָמִיןnoun, proper name — “Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.אֲבִידָ֖ןavidanAbidanאֲבִידָןnoun, proper name — “Abidan”H27Abidan, an IsraeliteAbidan.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, […גִּדְעֹנִֽיgidoniGideoniגִּדְעֹנִיnoun, proper name — “Gideoni”H1441Gidoni, an IsraeliteGideoni.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan son of Gideoni;

World English Bible

“The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

Darby Translation

And [with them shall be] the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;

Douay-Rheims

In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the tribe of Benjamin; the prince of the children of Benjamin being Abidan the son of Gideoni,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Benjamin, and the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gadeoni.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ παρεμβάλλοντες ἐχόμενοι φυλῆς Βενιαμὶν, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν υἱῶν Βενιαμὶν, Ἀβιδὰν υἱὸς Γαδεωνί.