NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon These wereqariy' (kaw-ree') called, i.e. select -- famous, renowned. the renowned qara' (kaw-raw') to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) of the congregation `edah (ay-daw') a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm. princes nasiy' (naw-see') an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist -- captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour. of the tribes matteh (mat-teh') rod, staff, tribe. of their fathers 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. heads ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) of thousands 'eleph (eh'-lef) hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. in hem (haym) they (only used when emphatic) -- it, like, (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, so, such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye. Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "These are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers' tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel." King James Bible These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. Holman Christian Standard Bible These are the men called from the community; they are leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of Israel's clans." International Standard Version These men were appointed from within their communities, since they were leaders of their ancestral houses and heads of the tribes of Israel. NET Bible These were the ones chosen from the community, leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the thousands of Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation These were the men chosen from the community, the leaders of their ancestors' tribes, and heads of the divisions of Israel. King James 2000 Bible These were the renowned of the congregation, leaders of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. Links Numbers 1:16Numbers 1:16 NIV Numbers 1:16 NLT Numbers 1:16 ESV Numbers 1:16 NASB Numbers 1:16 KJV |
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