Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:23
23The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The plan | הַדָּבָ֑ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| seemed | בְּעֵינַ֖י | bə·‘ê·nay | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| good to me | וַיִּיטַ֥ב | way·yî·ṭaḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| so I selected | וָאֶקַּ֤ח | wā·’eq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| twelve | שְׁנֵ֣ים | šə·nêm | Number - md | H8147 two |
| men | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| from among you | מִכֶּם֙ | mik·kem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| one | אֶחָ֖ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| from each tribe | לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃ | laš·šā·ḇeṭ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.