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And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. (KJV)

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וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 1

מִסְפַּ֞רmis.Par[the] number of

Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557

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

Meaning: number

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 2

הַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤יםha.ma.la.Kimthose [who] lapped

Lemma: לָקַק (la.qaq) · Strong's: H3952

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)

Meaning: to lick

Used 7 times. Also: Judges 7:5, Judges 7:7, 1 Kings 21:19, 1 Kings 22:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3952; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 3

בְּיָדָם֙be.ya.Damwith hand their

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 7:6 word 4

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 7:6 word 5

פִּיהֶ֔םpi.Hemmouth their

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 6

שְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.Loshthree

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 7:6 word 7

מֵא֖וֹתme.'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 7:6 word 8

אִ֑ישׁ'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 7:6 word 9

וְכֹל֙ve.Kholand 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 7:6 word 10

יֶ֣תֶרYe.ter[the] remainder of

Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A

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

Meaning: remainder

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 11

הָעָ֔םha.'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 7:6 word 12

כָּרְע֥וּka.re.'Uthey bowed down

Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to bow

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 11:35, 1 Samuel 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 13

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 14

בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖םbir.khei.Hemknees their

Lemma: בֶּ֫רֶךְ (be.rekh) · Strong's: H1290

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

Meaning: knee

Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 30:3, Genesis 48:12, Genesis 50:23, Deuteronomy 28:35, Judges 7:5, Judges 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1290; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 15

לִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.Totto drink

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 16

מָֽיִם\׃\ \סMa.yimwater

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

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

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Judges 7:6 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

And the number	→	מִסְפָּר H4557 number
of those who lapped [the water]	→	לָקַק H3952 to lick
with their hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
their mouths	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
hundred	→	מֵאָה H3967 hundred
men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the others	→	יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder
. . .	→	עַם H5971K people: soldiers
knelt	→	כָּרַע H3766 to bow
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	בֶּ֫רֶךְ H1290 knee
to drink	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
. . .	→	מַי H4325G water

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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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