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And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְלָשׂ֣וּםve.la.Sumand to appoint [them]

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760L

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to set: appoint

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:11, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 21:13, Numbers 4:19, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 17:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7760L; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 1

שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Reicommanders of

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 2

אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousands

Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)

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 Samuel 8:12 word 3

וְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.Reiand commanders of

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 4

חֲמִשִּׁ֑יםcha.mi.Shimfifties

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 Samuel 8:12 word 5

וְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁve.la.cha.Roshand to plow

Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to plow/plot

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14, 1 Kings 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 6

חֲרִישׁוֹ֙cha.ri.Shoplowing his

Lemma: חָרִישׁ (cha.rish) · Strong's: H2758

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: plowing

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 45:6, Exodus 34:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2758; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 7

וְלִקְצֹ֣רve.lik.Tzorand to harvest

Lemma: קָצַר (qa.tsar) · Strong's: H7114B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to reap

Used 32 times. Also: Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:22, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Deuteronomy 24:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7114B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 8

קְצִיר֔וֹke.tzi.Roharvest his

Lemma: קָצִיר (qa.tsir) · Strong's: H7105A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: harvest

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:21, Exodus 34:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7105A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 9

וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.Sotand to make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 10

כְּלֵֽי\־ke.lei-[the] weapons of

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 11

מִלְחַמְתּ֖וֹmil.cham.Towarfare his

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 Samuel 8:12 word 12

וּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.Leiand [the] equipment<s> of

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 13

רִכְבּֽוֹ\׃rikh.Bochariotry his

Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: chariot

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7393G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 8:12 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He will appoint	→	שׂוּם H7760L to set: appoint
some for himself	→
as commanders	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
of thousands	→	אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand
and of	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
fifties	→	חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty
and others to plow	→	חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot
his ground	→	חָרִישׁ H2758 plowing
to reap	→	קָצַר H7114B to reap
his harvest	→	קָצִיר H7105A harvest
and to make	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
his weapons	→	כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil
of war	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
and equipment	→	כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil
for his chariots	→	רֶ֫כֶב H7393G chariot

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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