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Numbers 31:4

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

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אֶ֚לֶףelefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, 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.לַמַּטֶּ֔הlamatehto rodמַטֶּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to rod”, the ordinary formH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.אֶ֖לֶףelefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, 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.לַמַּטֶּ֑הlamatehto rodמַטֶּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to rod”, the ordinary formH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.לְכֹל֙lekholto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to 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).מַטּ֣וֹתmatotrodמַטֶּהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.תִּשְׁלְח֖וּtishlechvsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…לַצָּבָֽאlatsavato armyצָבָאpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

Young’s Literal Translation

a thousand for a tribe — a thousand for a tribe, to all the tribes of Israel — ye do send to the host.'

World English Bible

You shall send one thousand out of every tribe, throughout all the tribes of Israel, to the war.”

Darby Translation

Of every tribe a thousand, of all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.

Douay-Rheims

Let a thousand men be chosen out of every tribe of Israel to be sent to the war.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Send a thousand of each tribe from all the tribes of the children of Israel to set themselves in array.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χιλίους ἐκ φυλῆς, χιλίους ἐκ φυλῆς, ἐκ πασῶν φυλῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, ἀποστείλατε παρατάξασθαι.