1 Chronicles 19:10 Go deeper
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Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'and he saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 1
יוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvJoab
Lemma: יוֹאָב (yo.av) · Strong's: H3097G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joab
Used 141 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:6, 2 Samuel 2:13, 2 Samuel 2:14, 2 Samuel 2:18, 2 Samuel 2:22, 2 Samuel 2:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3097G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 2
כִּֽי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 3
הָיְתָ֧הha.ye.Tahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 4
פְנֵי\־fe.nei-[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 5
הַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.Mahthe battle
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 6
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavagainst him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 7
פָּנִ֣יםpa.Nimface
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 8
וְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.Chorand back
Lemma: אָחוֹר (a.chor) · Strong's: H0268
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: back
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 33:23, 2 Samuel 1:22, 2 Samuel 10:9, 1 Kings 7:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0268; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 9
וַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.Charand he chose
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 10
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 11
בָּחוּר֙ba.Churchosen [man]
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 12
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'Elin Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 13
וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.Rokhand he deployed
Lemma: עָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H6186A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to arrange
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:8, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 40:4, Exodus 40:23, Leviticus 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6186A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 14
לִקְרַ֥אתlik.Ratto meet
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to encounter: toward
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 15:10, Exodus 14:27, Numbers 20:18, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 21:23, Numbers 21:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7122H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 15
אֲרָֽם\׃'a.RamAram
Lemma: אֲרָם (a.ram) · Strong's: H0758I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Syria
Used 120 times. Also: Judges 10:6, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 2 Samuel 10:6, 2 Samuel 10:8, 2 Samuel 10:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0758I; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 19:10 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Joab | → | יוֹאָב H3097G Joab |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the battle lines | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| before him | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| and behind him | → | אָחוֹר H0268 back |
| he selected | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| some of | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the best | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| men of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and arrayed them | → | עָרַךְ H6186A to arrange |
| against | → | קָרָא H7122H to encounter: toward |
| the Arameans | → | אֲרָם H0758I Syria |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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