Numbers 1:16
These are those called of the company, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they are heads of the thousands of Israel.This verse in the real world
In what words
- קָרִיאqârîyʼcalled, i.e. select
- הֵםhêmthey (only used when emphatic)
- נָשִׂיאnâsîyʼproperly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
- עֵדָהʻêdâha stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd)
- מַטֶּהmaṭṭeha branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figura
- אֶלֶףʼelephhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a
- רֹאשׁrôʼshthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of
- אָבʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Exo 18:21, Num 7:2, Exo 18:25, Num 26:9, Num 16:2, 1Ch 27:16–22, Num 1:4, Num 10:14–27