Genesis

Genesis 25:16

¹⁶These were the sons of Ishmael, and these were their names by their villages and encampments — twelve princes of their tribes.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֣לֶּה	êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were	הֵ֞ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
the sons	בְּנֵ֤י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Ishmael	יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙	yiš·mā·‘êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3458 Jishmael
and these	וְאֵ֣לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were their names	שְׁמֹתָ֔ם	šə·mō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8034 name
by their villages	בְּחַצְרֵיהֶ֖ם	bə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2691 enclosure, court
and encampments	וּבְטִֽירֹתָ֑ם	ū·ḇə·ṭî·rō·ṯām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2918 encampment, battlement
twelve	שְׁנֵים־	šə·nêm-	Number - md	H8147 two
princes	נְשִׂיאִ֖ם	nə·śî·’im	Noun - masculine plural	H5387 one lifted up
of their tribes	לְאֻמֹּתָֽם׃	lə·’um·mō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H523 tribe, people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.