King James Version

1 Chronicles 16:19

When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

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בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙bihyotekhemin beהָיָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in be”, the to-form of the verbH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מְתֵ֣יmetepersonsמַתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “persons”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4962properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)[phrase] few, [idiom] friends, men, persons, [idiom] small.מִסְפָּ֔רmisparnumberמִסְפָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “number”, the ordinary formH4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration[phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.כִּמְעַ֖טkimatas littleמְעַטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.וְגָרִ֥יםvegarimand fearגּוּרconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and fear”, a verb used as a describing wordH1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.בָּֽהּbahinבָּֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When ye were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it,

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American Standard Version (1901)

When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

Young’s Literal Translation

When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.

World English Bible

when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

Darby Translation

When ye were a few men in number, Of small account, and strangers in it.

Douay-Rheims

When they were but a small number: very few and sojourners in it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When ye were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

when they were few in number, when they were but little, and dwelt as strangers in it;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ γενέσθαι αὐτοὺς ὀλιγοστοὺς ἀριθμῷ, ὡς ἐσμικρύνθησαν, καὶ παρῴκησαν ἐν αὐτῇ,