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And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. (KJV)

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וַיַּ֛חַץvai.Ya.chatzand he divided

Lemma: חָצָה (cha.tsah) · Strong's: H2673

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

Meaning: to divide

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 32:7, Genesis 33:1, Exodus 21:35, Numbers 31:27, Numbers 31:42, Judges 9:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2673; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 2

שְׁלֹשׁ\־she.losh-three

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 3

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 7:16 word 4

הָאִ֖ישׁha.'Ishthe 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 Judges 7:16 word 5

שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.Shahthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

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

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 6

רָאשִׁ֑יםra.Shimcompanies

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218K

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

Meaning: head: group

Used 16 times. Also: Judges 7:20, Judges 9:34, Judges 9:37, Judges 9:43, Judges 9:44, 1 Samuel 11:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218K; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 7

וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he put

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

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

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 8

שׁוֹפָר֤וֹתsho.fa.Rottrumpets

Lemma: שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) · Strong's: H7782

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: trumpet

Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 9

בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [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 7:16 word 10

כֻּלָּם֙ku.Lamall of them

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 7:16 word 11

וְכַדִּ֣יםve.kha.Dimand jars

Lemma: כַּד (kad) · Strong's: H3537

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

Meaning: jar

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3537; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 12

רֵקִ֔יםre.Kimempty

Lemma: רֵיק (req) · Strong's: H7386

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: worthless

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:24, Genesis 41:27, Deuteronomy 32:47, Judges 9:4, Judges 11:3, 2 Samuel 6:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7386; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 13

וְלַפִּדִ֖יםve.la.pi.Dimand torches

Lemma: לַפִּיד (lap.pid) · Strong's: H3940

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

Meaning: torch

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Exodus 20:18, Judges 7:20, Judges 15:4, Judges 15:5, Job 41:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3940; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 14

בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst of

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

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

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 15

הַכַּדִּֽים\׃ha.ka.Dimthe jars

Lemma: כַּד (kad) · Strong's: H3537

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

Meaning: jar

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:16, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3537; TAHOT Judges 7:16 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

And he divided	→	חָצָה H2673 to divide
the three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
hundred	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
into three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
companies	→	רֹאשׁ H7218K head: group
and gave	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
each man	→	כֹּל H3605 all
a ram’s horn	→	שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet
in one hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
and a large	→	רֵיק H7386 worthless
jar [in the other]	→	כַּד H3537 jar
containing	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
a torch	→	לַפִּיד H3940 torch

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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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