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And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. (KJV)
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וְהַחוֹנִ֥םve.ha.cho.Nimand those [who] encamp
Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to camp
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT Numbers 2:12 word 1
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 2:12 word 2
מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[will be] [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 2:12 word 3
שִׁמְע֑וֹןshim.'onSimeon
Lemma: שִׁמְעוֹן (shim.on) · Strong's: H8095G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Simeon
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 29:33, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 42:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8095G; TAHOT Numbers 2:12 word 4
וְנָשִׂיא֙ve.na.Si'and [the] leader
Lemma: נָשִׂיא (na.si) · Strong's: H5387A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 2:12 word 5
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neiof [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 2:12 word 6
שִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onSimeon
Lemma: שִׁמְעוֹן (shim.on) · Strong's: H8095G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Simeon
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 29:33, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 42:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8095G; TAHOT Numbers 2:12 word 7
שְׁלֻמִיאֵ֖לshe.lu.mi.'El[was] Shelumiel
Lemma: שְׁלֻמִיאֵל (she.lu.mi.el) · Strong's: H8017
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shelumiel
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 1:6, Numbers 7:36, Numbers 7:41, Numbers 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8017; TAHOT Numbers 2:12 word 8
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 2:12 word 9
צוּרִֽי\־tzu.ri-Zuri-
Lemma: צוּרִישַׁדָּ֑י (tsu.ri.shad.day) · Strong's: H6701
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zurishaddai
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 1:6, Numbers 7:36, Numbers 7:41, Numbers 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6701; TAHOT Numbers 2:12 word 10
שַׁדָּֽי\׃sha.Dai-shaddai
Lemma: צוּרִישַׁדָּ֑י (tsu.ri.shad.day) · Strong's: H6701
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zurishaddai
Used 7 times. Also: Numbers 1:6, Numbers 7:36, Numbers 7:41, Numbers 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6701; TAHOT Numbers 2:12 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The tribe | → | מַטֶּה H4294H tribe |
| of Simeon | → | שִׁמְעוֹן H8095G Simeon |
| will camp | → | חָנָה H2583 to camp |
| next to it | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| The leader | → | נָשִׂיא H5387A leader |
| of the Simeonites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | שִׁמְעוֹן H8095G Simeon |
| is Shelumiel | → | שְׁלֻמִיאֵל H8017 Shelumiel |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Zurishaddai | → | צוּרִישַׁדָּ֑י H6701 Zurishaddai |
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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