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Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand therefore
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 1
קְרָ֨אke.Ra'proclaim
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to call: call out
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:5, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 45:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121I; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 2
נָ֜אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 3
בְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.Neiin [the] ears of
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: ear: to ears
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 20:8, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 50:4, Deuteronomy 31:28, Deuteronomy 31:30, Joshua 20:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0241I; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 4
הָעָם֙ha.'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 7:3 word 5
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 6
מִֽי\־mi-who?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 7
יָרֵ֣אya.Re'[is] fearful
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3373
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: afraid
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 9:20, Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3373; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 8
וְחָרֵ֔דve.cha.Redand trembling
Lemma: חָרֵד (cha.red) · Strong's: H2730
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: trembling
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 4:13, Ezra 9:4, Ezra 10:3, Isaiah 66:2, Isaiah 66:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2730; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 9
יָשֹׁ֥בya.Sholet him go back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 10
וְיִצְפֹּ֖רve.yitz.Porand he may go
Lemma: צָפַר (tsa.phar) · Strong's: H6852
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to depart
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6852; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 11
מֵהַ֣רme.Harfrom [the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 12
הַגִּלְעָ֑דha.gil.'Ad<the> Gilead
Lemma: גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) · Strong's: H1568K
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Mount) Gilead
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1568K; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 13
וַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand it returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 14
מִן\־min-of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 15
הָעָ֗םha.'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 7:3 word 16
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.Rimtwenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 17
וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimand two
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 Judges 7:3 word 18
אֶ֔לֶף'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 7:3 word 19
וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retand ten
Lemma: עֶשֶׂר (e.ser) · Strong's: H6235
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: ten
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 5:14, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 31:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6235; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 20
אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>
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 Judges 7:3 word 21
נִשְׁאָֽרוּ\׃\ \סnish.'A.ruthey remained
Lemma: שָׁאַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H7604
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to remain
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7604; TAHOT Judges 7:3 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now | → | נָא H4994 please |
| therefore | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| proclaim | → | קָרָא H7121I to call: call out |
| in the hearing | → | אֹ֫זֶן H0241I ear: to ears |
| of the men | → | עַם H5971K people: soldiers |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Whoever | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is fearful | → | יָרֵא H3373 afraid |
| and trembling | → | חָרֵד H2730 trembling |
| may turn back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| and leave | → | צָפַר H6852 to depart |
| Mount | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| Gilead | → | גִּלְעָד H1568K (Mount) Gilead |
| So twenty-two | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| . . . | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| thousand | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| [of them] | → | עַם H5971K people: soldiers |
| turned back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| but ten | → | עֶשֶׂר H6235 ten |
| thousand | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| remained | → | שָׁאַר H7604 to remain |
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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