Numbers 31:48 Go deeper
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And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: (KJV)
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וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙vai.yik.re.Vuand they drew near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to present: come
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Numbers 31:48 word 1
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 Numbers 31:48 word 2
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Numbers 31:48 word 3
הַפְּקֻדִ֕יםha.pe.ku.Dimthe officers
Lemma: פָּקַד (pa.qad) · Strong's: H6485J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to reckon: overseer
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:34, Leviticus 6:4, Numbers 1:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6485J; TAHOT Numbers 31:48 word 4
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwho
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Numbers 31:48 word 5
לְאַלְפֵ֣יle.'al.Fei[were] of [the] thousands of
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)
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 Numbers 31:48 word 6
הַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'the army
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: army
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:1, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Exodus 6:26, Exodus 7:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635A; TAHOT Numbers 31:48 word 7
שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Rei[the] commanders of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Numbers 31:48 word 8
הָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.Fimthe thousands
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Acbpa (Acbpa)
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 Numbers 31:48 word 9
וְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.Reiand [the] commanders of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Numbers 31:48 word 10
הַמֵּאֽוֹת\׃ha.me.'otthe hundreds
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Acfpa (Acfpa)
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 Numbers 31:48 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the officers | → | פָּקַד H6485J to reckon: overseer |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| were over the units | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| of the army | → | צָבָא H6635A army |
| the commanders | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of thousands | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| . . . | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| and of hundreds | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| approached | → | קָרַב H7126G to present: come |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
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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