Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Numbers.31.5", "source": "וַיִּמּֽ͏ָסְרוּ֙ מֵאַלְפֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶ֖לֶף לַמַּטֶּ֑ה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֥י צָבָֽא׃", "text": "*way-yimmāsərû* *mē-ʾalpê* *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾelep̄* *lam-maṭṭeh* *šənêm-ʿāśār* *ʾelep̄* *ḥălûṣê* *ṣāḇāʾ*", "grammar": { "*way-yimmāsərû*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and were delivered/selected", "*mē-ʾalpê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from thousands of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾelep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand", "*lam-maṭṭeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the tribe", "*šənêm-ʿāśār*": "cardinal number - twelve", "*ʾelep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - thousand", "*ḥălûṣê*": "Qal passive participle, masculine plural construct - armed men of", "*ṣāḇāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - war/army" }, "variants": { "*way-yimmāsərû*": "and were delivered/selected/furnished", "*ʾalpê*": "thousands/clans/divisions", "*ḥălûṣê*": "armed men/equipped soldiers/those ready" } }

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