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And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. (KJV)
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וְעַ֨ל\־ve.'Al-and [was] over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 10:16 word 1
צְבָ֔אtze.Va'[the] military group of
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: army
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Exodus 6:26, Exodus 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635A; TAHOT Numbers 10:16 word 2
מַטֵּ֖הma.Teh[the] tribe of
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 10:16 word 3
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 10:16 word 4
זְבוּלֻ֑ןze.vu.LunZebulun
Lemma: זְבוּלֻן (ze.vu.lun) · Strong's: H2074
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zebulun
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 30:20, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:14, Genesis 49:13, Exodus 1:3, Numbers 1:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2074; TAHOT Numbers 10:16 word 5
אֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvEliab
Lemma: אֱלִיאָב (e.li.av) · Strong's: H0446G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eliab
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 1:9, Numbers 2:7, Numbers 7:24, Numbers 7:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0446G; TAHOT Numbers 10:16 word 6
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Numbers 10:16 word 7
חֵלֽוֹן\׃che.LonHelon
Lemma: חֵלֹן (che.lon) · Strong's: H2497
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Helon
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 1:9, Numbers 2:7, Numbers 7:24, Numbers 7:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2497; TAHOT Numbers 10:16 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and Eliab | → | אֱלִיאָב H0446G Eliab |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Helon | → | חֵלֹן H2497 Helon |
| was over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the division | → | צָבָא H6635A army |
| of the tribe | → | מַטֶּה H4294H tribe |
| of Zebulun | → | זְבוּלֻן H2074 Zebulun |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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