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And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּvai.yish.Buand they took captive
Lemma: שָׁבָה (sha.vah) · Strong's: H7617
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to take captive
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:29, Exodus 22:10, Numbers 21:1, Numbers 24:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7617; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 1
מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םmik.nei.Hemlivestock their
Lemma: מִקְנֶה (miq.neh) · Strong's: H4735
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: livestock
Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 30:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4735; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 2
גְּֽמַלֵּיהֶ֞םge.ma.lei.Hemcamels their
Lemma: גָּמָל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1581
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: camel
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1581; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 3
חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.Shimfifty
Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: fifty
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 4
אֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefthousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 5
וְצֹ֗אןve.Tzonand sheep
Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: flock
Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 6
מָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimtwo hundred
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 7
וַחֲמִשִּׁים֙va.cha.mi.Shimand fifty
Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: fifty
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 8
אֶ֔לֶף'E.lefthousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 9
וַחֲמוֹרִ֖יםva.cha.mo.Rimand donkeys
Lemma: חֲמוֹר (cha.mor) · Strong's: H2543
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)
Meaning: donkey
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:16, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 32:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2543; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 10
אַלְפָּ֑יִם'al.Pa.yimtwo thousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 11
וְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand person[s] of
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: life
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 12
אָדָ֖ם'a.Damhumankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 13
מֵ֥אָהMe.'ahone hundred
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 14
אָֽלֶף\׃'A.lefthousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 5:21 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They seized | → | שָׁבָה H7617 to take captive |
| the livestock [of the Hagrites] | → | מִקְנֶה H4735 livestock |
| 50,000 {} | → | חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| camels | → | גָּמָל H1581 camel |
| 250,000 {} | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| . . . | → | חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| sheep | → | צֹאן H6629G flock |
| and 2,000 | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| . . . | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life |
| donkeys | → | חֲמוֹר H2543 donkey |
| [They also took] 100,000 | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| captives | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
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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