KJV: Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
YLT: And Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him, before and behind, and he chooseth out of all the choice in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,
Darby: And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind; and he chose out of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians;
ASV: Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
וַיַּ֣רְא | And when saw |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider. |
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יוֹאָ֗ב | Joab |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army. |
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כִּֽי־ | that |
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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פְנֵי־ | was set against him before |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה | the battle line |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war. |
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אֵלָ֖יו | against him |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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פָּנִ֣ים | before |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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וְאָח֑וֹר | and behind |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: אָחֹור Sense: the back side, the rear. |
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וַיִּבְחַ֗ר | and he chose |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בָּחוּר Sense: to choose, elect, decide for. |
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מִכָּל־ | some of |
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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בָּחוּר֙ | best |
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: בָּחוּר Sense: youth, young man. |
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בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | of Israel |
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ | and put [them] in battle array |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָרַךְ Sense: to arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain, handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare. |
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לִקְרַ֥את | against |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: קָרָא Sense: to encounter, befall, meet. |
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אֲרָֽם | Syria |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲרָם Sense: Aram or Syria the nation. |