King James Version

Numbers 34:24

And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

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וּלְמַטֵּ֥הulematehand to rodמַטֶּהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to 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.בְנֵֽיvenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, 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, […אֶפְרַ֖יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.נָשִׂ֑יאnasicaptainנָשִׂיאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mistcaptain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.קְמוּאֵ֖לqemuelKemuelקְמוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Kemuel”H7055Kemuel, the name of a relative of Abraham, and of two IsraelitesKemuel.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, […שִׁפְטָֽןshiftanShiphtanשִׁפְטָןnoun, proper name — “Shiphtan”H8204Shiphtan, an IsraeliteShiphtan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

Young’s Literal Translation

and of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, the prince Kemuel son of Shiphtan;

World English Bible

Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

Darby Translation

and for the tribe of the children of Ephraim, a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan;

Douay-Rheims

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Camuel the son of Sephtan.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, the prince was Camuel the son of Sabathan.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῆς φυλῆς υἱῶν Ἐφραὶμ, ἄρχων Καμουὴλ υἱὸς Σαβαθᾶν.