2 Samuel 10:9
When 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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ASV
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
KJV
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣רְא | vai.Yar' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| יוֹאָ֗ב | yo.'Av | Joab | H3097 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| הָיְתָ֤ה | ha.ye.Tah | it was | H1961 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | against him | H413 → |
| פְּנֵ֣י | pe.Nei | [the] face of | H6440 → |
| הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | ha.mil.cha.Mah | the battle | H4421 → |
| מִפָּנִ֖ים | mi.pa.Nim | from before | H6440 → |
| וּמֵֽאָח֑וֹר | u.me.'a.Chor | and from behind | H268 → |
| וַיִּבְחַ֗ר | vai.yiv.Char | and he chose | H977 → |
| מִכֹּל֙ | mi.Kol | some of all | H3605 → |
| בְּחוּרֵ֣י | be.chu.Rei | [the] chosen [men] | H977 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | be.yis.ra.'el | of Israel | H3478 → |
| וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ | vai.ya.'a.Rokh | and he deployed [them] | H6186 → |
| לִקְרַ֥את | lik.Rat | to meet | H7122 → |
| אֲרָֽם׃ | 'a.Ram | Aram | H758 → |
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