KJV: Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
YLT: And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the half of the tribe of Manasseh, answer and speak with the heads of the thousands of Israel:
Darby: And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered and said to the heads of the thousands of Israel,
ASV: Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spake unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
וַֽיַּעֲנוּ֙ | And answered |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: לְעַנּׄות Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout. |
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בְּנֵי־ | the sons |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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רְאוּבֵ֣ן | of Reuben |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: רְאוּבֵן Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Leah. |
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וּבְנֵי־ | and the sons |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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גָ֔ד | of Gad |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: גָּד Sense: seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid, and full brother of Asher. |
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וַחֲצִ֖י | and half |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֲצִי Sense: half. |
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שֵׁ֣בֶט | the tribe |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁבֶט Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe. |
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הַֽמְנַשֶּׁ֑ה | of Manasseh |
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְנַשֶּׁה Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh. |
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וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ | and said |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing. |
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רָאשֵׁ֖י | the heads |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |
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אַלְפֵ֥י | of the divisions |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand. |
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יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | of Israel |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |