So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.Numbers 31:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙ מֵאַלְפֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֥י צָבָֽא׃
- וַיִּמָּֽסְרוּ֙vai.yi.ma.se.Ru“and they were selected”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָסַר · “to commit” · Strong's H4560
- מֵאַלְפֵ֣יme.'al.Fei“from [the] thousands of”Preposition + Noun, both genders, plural, construct · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- אֶ֖לֶף'E.lef“one thousand”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
- לַמַּטֶּ֑הla.ma.Teh“to the tribe”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַטֶּה · “tribe” · Strong's H4294H
- שְׁנֵים־she.neim-“two [plus]”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
- עָשָׂ֥ר'a.Sar“ten”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
- אֶ֖לֶף'E.lef“thousand”Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
- חֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.Tzei“armed [men] of”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, construct · from חָלַץ · “to arm” · Strong's H2502B
- צָבָֽא׃tza.Va'“war”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צָבָא · “war” · Strong's H6635H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)