King James Version
Numbers 1:4 in the King James Version says “And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.”
Numbers 1:4 · KJV
Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And with you there shall be a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“And with you there shall be a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“tribe”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“And with you there shall be a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“of the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of his fathers”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
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