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And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: (KJV)

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וַיִּיטַ֥בvai.yi.Tavand it was good

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 1

בְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.Naiin view my

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 2

הַדָּבָ֑רha.da.Varthe thing

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 3

וָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.Kachand I took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 4

שְׁנֵ֣יםshe.Neimtwo [plus]

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Absolute (HNcbda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 5

עָשָׂ֣ר'a.Sarten

Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: ten

Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 6

אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.Shimmen

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 7

אִ֥ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 8

אֶחָ֖ד'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 9

לַשָּֽׁבֶט\׃la.Sha.vetto the tribe

Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tribe

Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:23 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

The plan	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
seemed	→	עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance
good to me	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
so I selected	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
twelve	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
. . .	→	עָשָׂר H6240 ten
. . .	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
from among you	→
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
from each tribe	→	שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe

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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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