Numbers 2:29 Go deeper
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Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. (KJV)
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וּמַטֵּ֖הu.ma.Tehand [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 2:29 word 1
נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiNaphtali
Lemma: נַפְתָּלִי (naph.ta.li) · Strong's: H5321G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Naphtali
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 30:8, Genesis 35:25, Genesis 46:24, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 1:4, Numbers 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5321G; TAHOT Numbers 2:29 word 2
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 2:29 word 3
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 2:29 word 4
נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiNaphtali
Lemma: נַפְתָּלִי (naph.ta.li) · Strong's: H5321G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Naphtali
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 30:8, Genesis 35:25, Genesis 46:24, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 1:4, Numbers 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5321G; TAHOT Numbers 2:29 word 5
אֲחִירַ֖ע'a.chi.Ra'[was] Ahira
Lemma: אֲחִירַע (a.chi.ra) · Strong's: H0299
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahira
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 1:15, Numbers 7:78, Numbers 7:83, Numbers 10:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0299; TAHOT Numbers 2:29 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 2:29 word 7
עֵינָֽן\׃'ei.NanEnan
Lemma: עֵינָן (e.nan) · Strong's: H5881
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Enan
Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 1:15, Numbers 7:78, Numbers 7:83, Numbers 10:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5881; TAHOT Numbers 2:29 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [Next will be] the tribe | → | מַטֶּה H4294H tribe |
| of Naphtali | → | נַפְתָּלִי H5321G Naphtali |
| The leader | → | נָשִׂיא H5387A leader |
| of the Naphtalites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | נַפְתָּלִי H5321G Naphtali |
| is Ahira | → | אֲחִירַע H0299 Ahira |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Enan | → | עֵינָן H5881 Enan |
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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