1 Chronicles 8:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Theseאֵ֣לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
were headsרָאשֵׁ֥י
(ra·shei)
7218: heada prim. root
of the fathers'אָבֹ֛ות
(a·vo·vt)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
[households] according to their generations,לְתֹלְדֹותָ֖ם
(le·to·le·do·v·tam)
8435: generationsfrom yalad
chief menרָאשִׁ֑ים
(ra·shim;)
7218: heada prim. root
whoאֵ֖לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
livedיָשְׁב֥וּ
(ya·she·vu)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in Jerusalem.בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
(vi·ru·sha·lim.)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem


















KJV Lexicon
These were heads
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
by their generations
towldah  (to-led-aw')
(plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history -- birth, generations.
chief
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
men These dwelt
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
These were heads of the fathers' households according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.

King James Bible
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
These were heads of families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and lived in Jerusalem.

International Standard Version
All of these were the leaders of ancestral households, chiefs according to their generations. They lived in Jerusalem.

NET Bible
These were the family leaders listed in the genealogical records; they lived in Jerusalem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These were the heads of families listed by their ancestry. They were the heads of families. They lived in Jerusalem.

King James 2000 Bible
These were heads of the fathers' houses, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
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