1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 27:16–22
16These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel:
Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri;
over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;
17over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel;
over Aaron was Zadok;
18over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers;
over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
19over Zebulun was Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;
over Naphtali was Jerimoth son of Azriel;
20over the Ephraimites was Hoshea son of Azaziah;
over one of the half-tribes of Manasseh was Joel son of Pedaiah;
21over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah;
over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner;
22and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham.
These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Chronicles 27:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These officers were in charge of | וְעַל֙ | wə·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| the tribes | שִׁבְטֵ֣י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Over the Reubenites | לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣י | lā·r·’ū·ḇê·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7206 Reubenite |
| Eliezer | אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר | ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H461 Eliezer |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Zichri | זִכְרִ֑יס | ziḵ·rīs | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2147 Zicri |
| over the Simeonites | לַשִּׁ֨מְעוֹנִ֔י | laš·šim·‘ō·w·nî | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8099 Shimonite |
| Shephatiah | שְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּ | šə·p̄aṭ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8203 Shephatjah |
| son | בֶּֽן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Maacah | מַעֲכָֽה׃ס | ma·‘ă·ḵāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4601 Maakah |
1 Chronicles 27:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over Levi | לְלֵוִ֛י | lə·lê·wî | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3878 Levi |
| Hashabiah | חֲשַׁבְיָ֥ה | ḥă·šaḇ·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2811 Chashabjah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Kemuel | קְמוּאֵ֖ל | qə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7055 Kemuel |
| over Aaron | לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן | lə·’a·hă·rōn | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| Zadok | צָדֽוֹק׃ס | ṣā·ḏō·wq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6659 Tsadok |
1 Chronicles 27:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over Judah | לִֽיהוּדָ֕ה | lî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| Elihu | אֱלִיה֖וּ | ’ĕ·lî·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H453 Elihu |
| one of David’s | דָוִ֑יד | ḏā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| brothers | מֵאֲחֵ֣י | mê·’ă·ḥê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H251 brother |
| over Issachar | לְיִ֨שָׂשכָ֔ר | lə·yi·śā·š·ḵār | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3485 Issachar |
| Omri | עָמְרִ֖י | ‘ā·mə·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6018 Omri |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Michael | מִיכָאֵֽל׃ס | mî·ḵā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4317 Michael |
1 Chronicles 27:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over Zebulun | לִזְבוּלֻ֕ן | liz·ḇū·lun | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2074 Zebulun |
| Ishmaiah | יִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הוּ | yiš·ma‘·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3460 Jishmajah |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Obadiah | עֹבַדְיָ֑הוּ | ‘ō·ḇaḏ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5662 Obadjah |
| over Naphtali | לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔י | lə·nap̄·tā·lî | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5321 Naphtali |
| Jerimoth | יְרִימ֖וֹת | yə·rî·mō·wṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3406 Jerimoth, Jeremoth |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Azriel | עַזְרִיאֵֽל׃ס | ‘az·rî·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5837 Azriel |
1 Chronicles 27:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over the Ephraimites | לִבְנֵ֣י | liḇ·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| Hoshea | הוֹשֵׁ֖עַ | hō·wō·šê·a‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1954 Hoshea |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Azaziah | עֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ | ‘ă·zaz·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5812 Azazjah |
| over one of the half-tribes | לַחֲצִי֙ | la·ḥă·ṣî | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2677 half |
| of Manasseh | מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה | mə·naš·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| Joel | יוֹאֵ֖ל | yō·w·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3100 Joel |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Pedaiah | פְּדָיָֽהוּ׃ס | pə·ḏā·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6305 Pedajah |
1 Chronicles 27:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over | לַחֲצִ֤י | la·ḥă·ṣî | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2677 half |
| of Manasseh | הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ | ham·naš·šeh | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| in Gilead | גִּלְעָ֔דָה | gil·‘ā·ḏāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H1568 Gilad |
| Iddo | יִדּ֖וֹ | yid·dōw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3035 Jiddo |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Zechariah | זְכַרְיָ֑הוּס | zə·ḵar·yå̄·hūs | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| over Benjamin | לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן | lə·ḇin·yā·min | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| Jaasiel | יַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖ל | ya·‘ă·śî·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3300 Jaasiel |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Abner | אַבְנֵֽר׃ס | ’aḇ·nêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
1 Chronicles 27:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over Dan | לְדָ֕ן | lə·ḏān | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1835 Dan |
| Azarel | עֲזַרְאֵ֖ל | ‘ă·zar·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5832 Azarel |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jeroham | יְרֹחָ֑ם | yə·rō·ḥām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3395 Jerocham |
| These | אֵ֕לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| the leaders | שָׂרֵ֖י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of the tribes | שִׁבְטֵ֥י | šiḇ·ṭê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
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1 Chronicles 27:17 1 Chronicles 26:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.