Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah Young's Literal Translation yea, it cometh to pass, from that day, half of my servants are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the heads [are] behind all the house of Judah. King James Bible And it came to pass from that time forth, [that] the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers [were] behind all the house of Judah. Hebrew Andוַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of that הַה֗וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day on, הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day half חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2677: The half, middle of my men נְעָרַי֮ (nə·‘ā·ray) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer did עֹשִׂ֣ים (‘ō·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make the work בַּמְּלָאכָה֒ (bam·mə·lā·ḵāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property while the other half וְחֶצְיָ֗ם (wə·ḥeṣ·yām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2677: The half, middle held מַחֲזִיקִים֙ (ma·ḥă·zî·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer spears, וְהָרְמָחִ֣ים (wə·hā·rə·mā·ḥîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7420: A lance, the iron point shields, הַמָּגִנִּ֔ים (ham·mā·ḡin·nîm) Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile bows, וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹת (wə·haq·qə·šā·ṯō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris and armor. וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים (wə·haš·šir·yō·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8302: Body armor The officers וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔ים (wə·haś·śā·rîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince [stationed themselves] behind אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Judah יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites |
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