2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:1
1Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then David | דָּוִ֔ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| reviewed | וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד | way·yip̄·qōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| his troops | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and appointed | וַיָּ֣שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| commanders | שָׂרֵ֥י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of thousands | אֲלָפִ֖ים | ’ă·lā·p̄îm | Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| and of hundreds | מֵאֽוֹת׃ | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.