1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 19:10

¹⁰When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Joab	יוֹאָ֗ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
saw	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the battle lines	הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
before him	פָּנִ֣ים	pā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
and behind him	וְאָח֑וֹר	wə·’ā·ḥō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part
he selected	וַיִּבְחַ֗ר	way·yiḇ·ḥar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
some of	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the best	בָּחוּר֙	bā·ḥūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H977 choose
men of Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and arrayed them	וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ	way·ya·‘ă·rōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6186 arrange or set in order
against	לִקְרַ֥את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
the Arameans	אֲרָֽם׃	’ă·rām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H758 Aram

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.