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וַיָּרֻ֨צוּ֙vayarutsvand runרוּץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and run”, the next action in the storyH7323to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.וַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּvayiqachuhvand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.מִשָּׁ֔םmishamfrom thereשָׁםpreposition, adverb — “from there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvayityatsevand present selvesיָצַבconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and present selves”, the next action in the storyH3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continuepresent selves, remaining, resort, set (selves), (be able to, can, with-) stand (fast, forth, -ing, still, up).בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).הָעָ֑םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וַיִּגְבַּהּ֙vayigbahand be haughtyגָּבַהּconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be haughty”, the next action in the storyH1361to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughtyexalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.מִכָּלmikalfrom allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעָ֔םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.מִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹmishikhmvofrom backשְׁכֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from back”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7926the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahillback, [idiom] consent, portion, shoulder.וָמָֽעְלָהvamaelahand aboveמַעַלconjunction, adverb, directional ending — “and above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
Young’s Literal Translation
And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.
World English Bible
They ran and got him there. When he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
Darby Translation
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
Douay-Rheims
And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upwards.
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