PSA 68:27 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (PSA 67:28) Ἐκεῖ Βενιαμὶν νεώτερος ἐν ἐκστάσει, ἄρχοντες Ἰούδα ἡγεμόνες αὐτῶν, ἄρχοντες Ζαβουλὼν, ἄρχοντες Νεφθαλί.
(Ekei Beniamin neōteros en ekstasei, arⱪontes Youda haʸgemones autōn, arⱪontes Zaboulōn, arⱪontes Nefthali.)

BrTr (PSA 67:28) There is Benjamin the younger one in ecstasy, the princes of Juda their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.

ULT There, is Benjamin, the littlest,
⇔ ruling them; the princes of Judah, their throngs;
⇔ the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

UST People from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe, are marching first.
⇔ Leaders and many other people from the tribe of Judah come next.
⇔ There are even leaders from the far northern tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali in the parade.

BSB & MSB There [is] Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them,
⇔ the princes of Judah [in] their company,
⇔ the princes of Zebulun [and] of Naphtali.

OEB There, in front, is Benjamin the little,
⇔ the princes of Judah beside them,
⇔ the princes of Zebulon, princes of Naphtali.

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

NET 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.

LSV There [is] little Benjamin, their ruler,
Heads of Judah their defense,
Heads of Zebulun—heads of Naphtali.

FBV There is the little tribe of Benjamin, followed by the many leaders from Judah; then come the leaders of Zebulun and Naphtali.

T4T First come the people of the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe,
⇔ and following them come the leaders of the tribe of Judah and their group,
⇔ and following them come the leaders of the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali.

LEB • There is little Benjamin ruling them,
• with the princes of Judah in their throng,
• the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

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

Moff In front the Benjamites, so few,
⇔ the chiefs of Judah, a great company,
⇔ the chiefs of Zebulun and Naphtali!

JPS (PSA 68:28) (68-29) Thy God hath commanded thy strength; be strong, O God, Thou that hast wrought for us

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

DRA (PSA 67:28) There is Benjamin a youth, in ecstasy of mind. The princes of Juda are their leaders: the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.

YLT There [is] little Benjamin their ruler, Heads of Judah their defence, Heads of Zebulun — heads of Naphtali.

Drby There is little Benjamin, their ruler; the princes of Judah, their company; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.

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

SLT Then little Benjamin in a deep sleep, the chiefs of Judah their throng, the chiefs of Zebulon, the chiefs of Naphtali.

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

KJB-1769 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.[fn]
(There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Yudah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.)

68.27 and their…: or, with their company

KJB-1611 There is little Beniamin with their ruler, the princes of Iudah [fn]and their Councill, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)

68:27 Or, with their company.

Bshps There is litle Beniamin their ruler, & the princes of Iehuda their counsell: the princes of Zabulon and the princes of Nepthali.
(There is little Benyamin their ruler, and the princes of Yehuda their council/counsel: the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Nepthali.)

Gnva There was litle Beniamin with their ruler, and the princes of Iudah with their assemblie, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
(There was little Benyamin with their ruler, and the princes of Yudah with their assembly, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.)

Cvdl There litle Beniamin, the prynces of Iuda, the prynces of Zabulo, and the prynces of Nephthali beare rule amoge them.
(There little Benyamin, the princes of Yuda, the princes of Zabulo, and the princes of Naphtali bear rule among them.)

Wycl (PSA 67:28) There Beniamyn, a yonge man; in the rauyschyng of mynde. The princis of Juda weren the duykis of hem; the princis of Zabulon, the princis of Neptalym.
(There Benyamin, a young man; in the seizing of mind. The princes of Yudah were the dukes of hem; the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.)

Luth (PSA 68:28) Da herrschet unter ihnen der kleine Benjamin, die Fürsten Judas mit ihren Haufen, die Fürsten Sebulons, die Fürsten Naphthalis.
(So prevails under to_them the/of_the small Benyamin, the prince(s)/ruler(s) Yudas with your(pl) heap/pile(n), the prince(s)/ruler(s) Zebulun’s, the prince(s)/ruler(s) Naphtali’s.)

ClVg (PSA 67:28) Ibi Benjamin adolescentulus, in mentis excessu; principes Juda, duces eorum; principes Zabulon, principes Nephthali.[fn]
(There Benyamin young_man, in/into/on of_the_mind excess; leaders Yuda, leaders their; leaders Zabulon, leaders Naphtali.)

67.28 Ibi Benjamin, etc. Principes, etc. Ibid. Per nomina tribuum, Christum et Aposto os indicat. Ibi, scilicet in templo Jerusalem vel in Ecclesia. Interpretatio etiam nominum Ecclesiæ convenit. CAS. Forsan ex his tribubus fuerunt Apostoli, etc., usque ad: confessio in fide, fortitudo in spe, latitudo in charitate. In mentis excelsu, seu, ut proprie est Græca dictio, etc., usque ad ut fidelis ac prudens distributor, divisit.

67.28 There Benyamin, etc. Leaders, etc. There. Through names of_tribes, Christ/Messiah and Apostle mouth indicates. There, namely in/into/on temple Yerusalem or in/into/on Assembly/Church. Interpretation also of_names Assemblies/Churches agreed. CAS. Perhaps/possibly from his tribes they_were Apostles, etc., until to: confession in/into/on with_faith, strength in/into/on with_hope, width in/into/on with_love. In of_the_mind height, or/but_if, as properly it_is Greek expression, etc., until to as faithful and prudent distributor, divided.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

צָעִ֡יר

little

The psalmist is using the adjective littlest as a noun to mean the smallest tribe. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the least significant]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

רֹדֵ֗⁠ם

[is]_ruling_of,over_them

The pronoun them refers to the tribes of Israel. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [ruling the tribes]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

שָׂרֵ֥י זְ֝בֻל֗וּן שָׂרֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: there Binyāmīn little [is]_ruling_of,over_them princes_of Yehuda of_stones_of,their_heap princes_of Zəⱱūlūn princes_of Naftālī )

The psalmist is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [there are the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִּנְיָמִ֨ן & שָׂרֵ֣י יְ֭הוּדָה & שָׂרֵ֥י זְ֝בֻל֗וּן שָׂרֵ֥י נַפְתָּלִֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: there Binyāmīn little [is]_ruling_of,over_them princes_of Yehuda of_stones_of,their_heap princes_of Zəⱱūlūn princes_of Naftālī )

Here, Benjamin, the princes of Judah, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali represent the leaders of those tribes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the leaders of Benjamin … the chiefs of Judah … the chiefs of Zebulun … the chiefs of Naphtali]

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