Numbers 31:48

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיִּקְרְבוּ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה הַפְּקֻדִ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לְאַלְפֵ֣י הַצָּבָ֑א שָׂרֵ֥י הָאֲלָפִ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּאֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

wa-yiqrəbû to-Mōšeh ha-pəqudîm which for-ʾalpê ha-ṣābāʾ śārê hā-ʾălāpîm wə-śārê ha-mēʾôt

Grammar Details

*wa-yiqrəbû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3mp - and they approached
*ʾel-Mōšeh*: preposition + proper noun - to Moses
*ha-pəqudîm*: definite passive participle, masculine plural - the appointed ones
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/who
*lə-ʾalpê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - for thousands of
*ha-ṣābāʾ*: definite noun, masculine singular - the army/host
*śārê*: noun, masculine plural construct - chiefs/captains of
*hā-ʾălāpîm*: definite noun, masculine plural - the thousands
*wə-śārê*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and chiefs/captains of
*ha-mēʾôt*: definite noun, feminine plural - the hundreds

Word Meanings

*pəqudîm*: officers/appointed ones/those numbered
*ʾalpê*: thousands/divisions/units
*ṣābāʾ*: army/host/fighting force
*śārê*: captains/chiefs/commanders

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