King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:36

And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Chronicles 12:37.

וּמֵאָשֵׁ֗רumeasherand from Asherאָשֵׁרconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and from Asher”H836happy; Asher, a son of Jacob, and the tribe descended from him, with its territory; also a place in PalestineAsherיוֹצְאֵ֥יyotseebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, participle, construct — “bring forth”, a verb used as a describing wordH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…צָבָ֛אtsavaarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).לַעֲרֹ֥ךְlaarokheto put in arrayעָרַךְpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to put in array”, the to-form of the verbH6186to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.מִלְחָמָ֖הmilchamahbattleמִלְחָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).אַרְבָּעִ֥יםarbaimfortyאַרְבָּעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.אָֽלֶףalefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-37) And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

Young’s Literal Translation

And of Asher, going forth to the host, to arrange battle, [are] forty thousand.

World English Bible

Of Asher, such as were able to go out in the army, who could set the battle in array: forty thousand.

Darby Translation

And of Asher such as went forth in the host, to set themselves in battle array, forty thousand.

Douay-Rheims

And of Aser forty thousand going forth to fight, and challenging in battle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-37) And of Asher, such as were able to go out in the host, that could set the battle in array, forty thousand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And of Aser, they that went out to give aid in war, forty thousand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἀσὴρ ἐκπορευόμενοι βοηθῆσαι εἰς πόλεμον, τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάδες.