Numbers

Numbers 32:17

¹⁷But we will arm ourselves and be ready^b to go ahead of the Israelites until we have brought them into their place. Meanwhile, our little ones will remain in the fortified cities for protection from the inhabitants of the land.

Footnotes

b 32:17 LXX we will arm ourselves for battle

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But we	וַאֲנַ֜חְנוּ	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
will arm ourselves	נֵחָלֵ֣ץ	nê·ḥā·lêṣ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
and be ready	חֻשִׁ֗ים	ḥu·šîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H2363 haste, make haste
to go ahead of	לִפְנֵי֙	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
until	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
we have brought them	הֲבִֽיאֹנֻ֖ם	hă·ḇî·’ō·num	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their place	מְקוֹמָ֑ם	mə·qō·w·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4725 standing, spot, condition
Meanwhile	טַפֵּ֙נוּ֙	ṭap·pê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H2945 children
our little ones	טַפֵּ֙נוּ֙	ṭap·pê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H2945 children
will remain	וְיָשַׁ֤ב	wə·yā·šaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the fortified	הַמִּבְצָ֔ר	ham·miḇ·ṣār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4013 fortification
cities	בְּעָרֵ֣י	bə·‘ā·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
for protection from	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֵ֥י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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