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Numbers 3:24

And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

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וּנְשִׂ֥יאunesiand captainנָשִׂיאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mistcaptain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.בֵֽיתveytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אָ֖בavfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יlagereshunito Gershoniteגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “to Gershonite”, the ordinary formH1649a Gereshonite or descendant of GereshonGershonite, sons of Gershon.אֶלְיָסָ֖ףelyasafEliasaphאֶלְיָסָףnoun, proper name — “Eliasaph”H460Eljasaph, the name of two IsraelitesEliasaph.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, […לָאֵֽלlaelLaelלָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Lael”H3815Lael an IsraeliteLael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites being Eliasaph the son of Lael,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the prince of a father's house for the Gershonite [is] Eliasaph son of Lael.

World English Bible

Eliasaph the son of Lael shall be the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites.

Darby Translation

And the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites was Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Douay-Rheims

Under their prince Eliasaph the son of Lael.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites being Eliasaph the son of Lael,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the ruler of the household of the family of Gedson was Elisaph the son of Dael.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὁ ἄρχων οἴκου πατριᾶς τοῦ δήμου τοῦ Γεδσὼν, Ἑλισὰφ υἱὸς Δαήλ.