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Numbers 1:16

Hebrew
ESV
These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.
NIV
These were the men appointed from the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes. They were the heads of the clans of Israel.
NLT
These are the chosen leaders of the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.“
LXX
οὗτοιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἐπίκλητοι τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
συναγωγῆς ἄρχοντες τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
φυλῶν κατὰ πατριάς χιλίαρχοι Ισραηλ εἰσίνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
KJV
These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

Numbers 1:15 ← Numbers 1:16 → Numbers 1:17

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