The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 19:10 Explained

1 Chronicles 19:10

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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 1 Chronicles 19:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 19

1  David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun, are villainously treated
6  The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai
16  Shobach, making a new supply of the Syrians, is slain by David

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 19:10 mean?

And when saw Joab that was was set against him before the battle line against him before and behind and he chose some of best of Israel and put [them] in battle array against Syria
וַיַּ֣רְא יוֹאָ֗ב כִּֽי־ הָיְתָ֧ה פְנֵי־ הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו פָּנִ֣ים וְאָח֑וֹר וַיִּבְחַ֗ר מִכָּל־ בָּחוּר֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ לִקְרַ֥את אֲרָֽם

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.
יוֹאָ֗ב  Joab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄואָב  
Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
כִּֽי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
פְנֵי־  was  set  against  him  before 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה  the  battle  line 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
אֵלָ֖יו  against  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פָּנִ֣ים  before 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
וְאָח֑וֹר  and  behind 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָחֹור  
Sense: the back side, the rear.
וַיִּבְחַ֗ר  and  he  chose 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: to choose, elect, decide for.
מִכָּל־  some  of 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
בָּחוּר֙  best 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: youth, young man.
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.
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.
לִקְרַ֥את  against 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to encounter, befall, meet.
אֲרָֽם  Syria 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲרָם 
Sense: Aram or Syria the nation.

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