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Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth , and not miss. (KJV)
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מִכֹּ֣ל\׀mi.Kol[were] from all
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 Judges 20:16 word 1
הָעָ֣םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people: soldiers
Used 77 times. Also: Exodus 14:6, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 20:1, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971K; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 2
הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 3
שְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 4
מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
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 Judges 20:16 word 5
אִ֣ישׁ'ishman
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 Judges 20:16 word 6
בָּח֔וּרba.Churchosen
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 Judges 20:16 word 7
אִטֵּ֖ר'i.Terimpeded
Lemma: אִטֵּר (it.ter) · Strong's: H0334
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: lefthanded
Used 2 times. Also: Judges 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0334; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 8
יַד\־yad-[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 9
יְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.Noright his
Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: right
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 10
כָּל\־kol-all
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 Judges 20:16 word 11
זֶ֗הZehthis
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 12
קֹלֵ֧עַko.Le.a'[was] slinging
Lemma: קָלַע (qa.la) · Strong's: H7049A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to sling
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:49, 1 Samuel 25:29, Jeremiah 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7049A; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 13
בָּאֶ֛בֶןba.'E.venwith the stone
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: stone
Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 14
אֶל\־'el-to
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 Judges 20:16 word 15
הַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הha.sa.'a.Rahthe single hair
Lemma: שַׂעֲרָה (sa.a.rah) · Strong's: H8185
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: hair
Used 7 times. Also: 1 Samuel 14:45, 2 Samuel 14:11, 1 Kings 1:52, Job 4:15, Psalms 40:12, Psalms 69:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8185; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 16
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 17
יַחֲטִֽא\׃\ \פya.cha.Ti'he missed
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Judges 20:16 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Among all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| these | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| soldiers | → | עַם H5971K people: soldiers |
| there were 700 | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| . . . | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| select | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| left-handers | → | אִטֵּר H0334 lefthanded |
| . . . | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| . . . | → | יָמִין H3225G right |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| each of whom | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| could sling | → | קָלַע H7049A to sling |
| a stone | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone |
| at | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| a hair | → | שַׂעֲרָה H8185 hair |
| without | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| missing | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
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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