Psalms 68:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

There is little Benjamin with their leader, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּֽ֭מַקְהֵלוֹת בָּרְכ֣וּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה מִמְּק֥וֹר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

bə-maqhēlôt bārkû ʾĕlōhîm YHWH from-məqôr yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *bə-maqhēlôt*: preposition בְּ (in) + feminine plural noun - 'in assemblies'
• *bārkû*: Piel imperative masculine plural - 'bless'
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: masculine plural noun with singular meaning - 'God'
• *YHWH*: divine name - 'LORD'
• from-*məqôr*: preposition מִן (from) + masculine singular construct noun - 'from the fountain of'
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - 'Israel'

Word Meanings

• *maqhēlôt*: assemblies/congregations/choirs
• *məqôr*: fountain/source/spring

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Bless God in the great congregation, bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  There is little{H6810} Benjamin{H1144} their ruler,{H7287} The princes{H8269} of Judah{H3063} [and] their council,{H7277} The princes{H8269} of Zebulun,{H2074} the princes{H8269} of Naphtali.{H5321}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  There is little{H6810} Benjamin{H1144} with their ruler{H7287}{H8802)}, the princes{H8269} of Judah{H3063} and their council{H7277}, the princes{H8269} of Zebulun{H2074}, and the princes{H8269} of Naphtali{H5321}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There litle Beniamin, the prynces of Iuda, the prynces of Zabulo, and the prynces of Nephthali beare rule amoge them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  There was litle Beniamin with their ruler, and the princes of Iudah with their assemblie, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  There is litle Beniamin their ruler, & the princes of Iehuda their counsell: the princes of Zabulon and the princes of Nepthali.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  There [is] little Benjamin [with] their ruler, the princes of Judah [and] their council, the princes of Zebulun, [and] the princes of Naphtali.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There is little Benjamin, their ruler, The princes of Judah, their council, The princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  There `is' little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun -- heads of Naphtali.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah `and' their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah [and] their council, The princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  There is little Benjamin ruling them, the chiefs of Judah and their army, the rulers of Zebulun and the rulers of Naphtali.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There is little Benjamin, their ruler, the princes of Judah, their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  There is little Benjamin, their ruler, and the princes of Judah in their robes, along with the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 9:21 : 21 And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then do you speak so to me?
• 1 Chr 12:16 : 16 Then some of the children of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.
• 1 Chr 12:29 : 29 Of the sons of Benjamin, the relatives of Saul, three thousand; for until that time, the most of them had maintained their allegiance to the house of Saul.
• 1 Chr 15:3 : 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.
• 1 Chr 27:12 : 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
• Ps 47:9 : 9 The princes of the people have gathered together, the people of the God of Abraham; for the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.
• Ps 60:7 : 7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the strength of My head; Judah is My lawgiver;
• Isa 11:13 : 13 The envy of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
• Ezek 37:19-27 : 19 Say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand. 20 And the sticks whereon you write shall be in your hand before their eyes. 21 And say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they are gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: 22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall no more be two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: 23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 24 And my servant David shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children forever: and my servant David shall be their prince forever. 26 Moreover, I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them forevermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yes, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
• Gen 42:32 : 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no more, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.
• Judg 5:18 : 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people who risked their lives to the death in the high places of the field.
• Judg 20:35 : 35 And the LORD struck Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty-five thousand one hundred men; all these drew the sword.
• Judg 21:6-9 : 6 And the children of Israel felt sorry for Benjamin their brother, and said, Today one tribe is cut off from Israel. 7 What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them our daughters as wives? 8 And they said, Which one of the tribes of Israel did not come up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there was no one from Jabesh Gilead in the camp to the assembly. 9 For the people were counted, and, behold, none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there. 10 And the congregation sent there twelve thousand of their best men, and commanded them, saying, Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, including the women and the children. 11 And this is what you shall do: You shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman who has lain with a man. 12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins, who had not known a man by lying with any male; and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13 And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin who were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably to them. 14 And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them wives whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh Gilead; and yet they did not suffice for them. 15 And the people felt sorry for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 16 Then the elders of the congregation said, What shall we do for wives for those who remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? 17 And they said, There must be an inheritance for those who escaped from Benjamin, that a tribe not be destroyed out of Israel. 18 However, we cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that gives a wife to Benjamin. 19 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. 20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; 21 And watch, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come out of the vineyards, and each man seize his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to us to complain, that we will say to them, Be kind to them for our sakes, because we did not reserve each man his wife in the war; for you did not give them to them at this time, so you would not be guilty. 23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took wives according to their number, from those who danced, whom they caught; and they went and returned to their inheritance, and rebuilt the cities, and dwelt in them. 24 And the children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from there, every man to his inheritance. 25 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.