1 Samuel

1 Samuel 13:2

²He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
chose	וַיִּבְחַר־	way·yiḇ·ḥar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
for himself	ל֨וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
three	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
thousand	אֲלָפִים֮	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
of Israel	מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒	mî·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Two thousand	אַלְפַּ֗יִם	’al·pa·yim	Number - md	H505 thousand
were	וַיִּהְי֨וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Saul	שָׁא֜וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
at Michmash	בְּמִכְמָשׂ֙	bə·miḵ·māś	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4363 Mikmas, Mikmash
and in the hill country	וּבְהַ֣ר	ū·ḇə·har	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Bethel	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
and a thousand	וְאֶ֗לֶף	wə·’e·lep̄	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
were	הָיוּ֙	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Jonathan	י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן	yō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3129 Jonathan
in Gibeah	בְּגִבְעַ֖ת	bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1390 Gibah
of Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִ֑ין	bin·yā·mîn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
And the rest	וְיֶ֣תֶר	wə·ye·ṯer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of the troops	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
he sent away	שִׁלַּ֖ח	šil·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to his own	לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃	lə·’ō·hā·lāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H168 tent

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.