King James Version

Numbers 2:27

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.

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וְהַחֹנִ֥יםvehachonimand 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.אָשֵׁ֑רasherAsherאָשֵׁרnoun, proper name — “Asher”H836happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in PalestineAsherוְנָשִׂיא֙venasiand 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, […אָשֵׁ֔רasherAsherאָשֵׁרnoun, proper name — “Asher”H836happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in PalestineAsherפַּגְעִיאֵ֖לpagielPagielפַּגְעִיאֵלnoun, proper name — “Pagiel”H6295Pagiel, an IsraelitePagiel.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, […עָכְרָֽןakheranOcranעׇכְרָןnoun, proper name — “Ocran”H5918Okran, an IsraeliteOcran.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

Young’s Literal Translation

And those encamping by him [are of] the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran;

World English Bible

“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

Darby Translation

And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran;

Douay-Rheims

Beside him they of the tribe of Aser pitched their tents: whose prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and those that pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher; the prince of the children of Asher being Pagiel the son of Ochran,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Aser; and the prince of the sons of Aser, Phagiel the son of Echran.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ παρεμβάλλοντες ἐχόμενοι αὐτοῦ φυλὴ Ἀσὴρ, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν υἱῶν Ἀσὴρ, Φαγεὴλ υἱὸς Ἐχράν.