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And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. (KJV)
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וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֞וּvai.yit.ya.tze.Vuand they presented themselves
Lemma: יָצַב (ya.tsav) · Strong's: H3320
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtw3mp)
Meaning: to stand
Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 2:4, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 19:17, Exodus 34:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3320; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 1
פִּנּ֣וֹתpi.Not[the] corners of
Lemma: פִּנָּה (pin.nah) · Strong's: H6438H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: corner
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 27:2, Exodus 38:2, 1 Samuel 14:38, 1 Kings 7:34, 2 Chronicles 26:15, 2 Chronicles 28:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6438H; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 2
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 20:2 word 3
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 4
כֹּ֚לkolall
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 20:2 word 5
שִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.Tei[the] tribes of
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 Judges 20:2 word 6
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
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 Judges 20:2 word 7
בִּקְהַ֖לbik.Halin [the] assembly of
Lemma: קָהָל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6951
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: assembly
Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 48:4, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6951; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 8
עַ֣ם'am[the] people of
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 9
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 10
אַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 11
מֵא֥וֹתme.'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 20:2 word 12
אֶ֛לֶף'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 Judges 20:2 word 13
אִ֥ישׁ'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 20:2 word 14
רַגְלִ֖יrag.Lion foot
Lemma: רַגְלִי (rag.li) · Strong's: H7273
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: on foot
Used 12 times. Also: Exodus 12:37, Numbers 11:21, 1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 15:4, 2 Samuel 8:4, 2 Samuel 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7273; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 15
שֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lef[who] drew
Lemma: שָׁלַף (sha.laph) · Strong's: H8025
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to draw
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 22:23, Numbers 22:31, Joshua 5:13, Judges 3:22, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8025; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 16
חָֽרֶב\׃\ \פCha.reva sword
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Judges 20:2 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The leaders | → | פִּנָּה H6438H corner |
| of all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the tribes | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| presented themselves | → | יָצַב H3320 to stand |
| in the assembly | → | קָהָל H6951 assembly |
| of God’s | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| 400,000 {} | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| . . . | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| men | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| on foot | → | רַגְלִי H7273 on foot |
| armed | → | שָׁלַף H8025 to draw |
| with swords | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
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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