The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 27:16 Explained

1 Chronicles 27:16

KJV: Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

YLT: And over the tribes of Israel: Of the Reubenite, a leader is Eliezer son of Zichri; of the Simeonite, Shephatiah son of Maachah;

Darby: And over the tribes of Israel were: for the Reubenites Eliezer the son of Zichri was the prince; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah;

ASV: Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Furthermore over the tribes  of Israel:  the ruler  of the Reubenites  [was] Eliezer  the son  of Zichri:  of the Simeonites,  Shephatiah  the son  of Maachah: 

What does 1 Chronicles 27:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 27

1  The twelve captains for each month
16  The princes of the twelve tribes
23  The numbering of the people is hindered
25  David's several officers

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 27:16 mean?

And Furthermore over the tribes of Israel over the Reubenite the officer [was] Eliezer son of Zichri - over the Simeonite Shephatiah son of Maachah -
וְעַל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣י נָגִ֔יד אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־ זִכְרִ֑י ס לַשִּׁ֨מְעוֹנִ֔י שְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּ בֶּֽן־ מַעֲכָֽה ס

וְעַל֙  And  Furthermore  over 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
שִׁבְטֵ֣י  the  tribes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שֵׁבֶט  
Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣י  over  the  Reubenite 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְאוּבֵנִי  
Sense: a descendant of Reuben the son of Jacob.
נָגִ֔יד  the  officer 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָגִיד  
Sense: leader, ruler, captain, prince.
אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר  [was]  Eliezer 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱלִיעֶזֶר  
Sense: Abraham’s Damascene servant.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
זִכְרִ֑י  of  Zichri 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זִכְרִי  
Sense: the father of Eliezer, the chief of the Reubenites in the reign of David.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation
לַשִּׁ֨מְעוֹנִ֔י  over  the  Simeonite 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שִׁמְעֹנִי  
Sense: descendants of Simeon.
שְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּ  Shephatiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁפַטְיָה 
Sense: a son of David by Abital; David’s 5th son.
בֶּֽן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
מַעֲכָֽה  of  Maachah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַעֲכָה 
Sense: father of Achish, king of Gath at the beginning of Solomon’s reign.
ס    - 
Parse: Punctuation

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