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Numbers 31:5

So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

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וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙vayimaservand commitמָסַרconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and commit”, the next action in the storyH4560to sunder, i.e. (transitively) set apart, or (reflex.) apostatizecommit, deliver.מֵאַלְפֵ֣יmealfefrom thousandאֶלֶףpreposition, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, construct — “from thousand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.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.שְׁנֵיםsheneymtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.עָשָׂ֥רasarteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).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.חֲלוּצֵ֥יchalutsedeliverחָלַץverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.צָבָֽאtsavaarmyצָבָאnoun, 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there are given out of the thousands of Israel a thousand for a tribe, twelve thousand armed ones of the host;

World English Bible

So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand from every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

Darby Translation

And there were levied out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand by tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

Douay-Rheims

And they gave a thousand of every tribe, that is to say, twelve thousand men well appointed for battle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So there were delivered, out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they numbered of the thousands of Israel a thousand of each tribe, twelve thousands; these were armed for war.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐξηρίθμησαν ἐκ τῶν χιλιάδων Ἰσραὴλ χιλίους ἐκ φυλῆς, δώδεκα χιλιάδας ἐνωπλισμένοι εἰς παράταξιν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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