Numbers

Numbers 1:16

¹⁶These men were appointed from the congregation; they were the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the clans of Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These men	אֵ֚לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were appointed	קְרִיאֵי	qə·rī·ʾē	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H7148 called, summoned
from the congregation	הָעֵדָ֔ה	hā·‘ê·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5712 congregation
they	הֵֽם׃	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
the leaders	נְשִׂיאֵ֖י	nə·śî·’ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5387 one lifted up
of the tribes	מַטּ֣וֹת	maṭ·ṭō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of their fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֑ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
the heads	רָאשֵׁ֛י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the clans	אַלְפֵ֥י	’al·p̄ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H505 thousand
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.