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These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. (KJV)

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אֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehthese

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 1

הָעֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dah[of] the congregation

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: congregation

Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:47, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5712; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 2

נְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'Ei[the] leaders of

Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: leader

Used 130 times. Also: Genesis 17:20, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 25:16, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 22:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5387A; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 3

מַטּ֣וֹתma.Tot[the] tribes of

Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: tribe

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 31:2, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:30, Exodus 35:34, Exodus 38:22, Exodus 38:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4294H; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 4

אֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.Tamancestors their

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 5

רָאשֵׁ֛יra.Shei[were] [the] heads of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: head: leader

Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 7:2, Numbers 10:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 6

אַלְפֵ֥י'al.Fei[the] families of

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: thousand: clan

Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 10:4, Joshua 22:14, Joshua 22:21, Joshua 22:30, Judges 6:15, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0505H; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 7

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 8

הֵֽם\׃Hemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Numbers 1:16 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

These men	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
were appointed	→	קָרִיא H7148 chosen
from the congregation	→	עֵדָה H5712 congregation
they [were]	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
the leaders	→	נָשִׂיא H5387A leader
of the tribes	→	מַטֶּה H4294H tribe
of their fathers	→	אָב H0001G father
the heads	→	רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader
of the clans	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505H thousand: clan
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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