Judges 20:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the menוְאִ֨ישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
besidesלְבַד֙
(le·vad)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ן
(mib·bin·ya·min,)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin
were numbered,הִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּ
(hit·pa·ke·du)
6485: to attend to, visit, muster, appointa prim. root
400,000אַרְבַּ֨ע
(ar·ba)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
menאִ֖ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
who drawשֹׁ֣לֵֽף
(sho·lef)
8025: to draw out or offa prim. root
the sword;חָ֑רֶב
(cha·rev;)
2719: a swordfrom charab
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
theseזֶ֖ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
were menאִ֥ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of war.מִלְחָמָֽה׃
(mil·cha·mah.)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham


















KJV Lexicon
And the men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
beside Benjamin
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
were numbered
paqad  (paw-kad')
to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
that drew
shalaph  (saw-laf')
to pull out, up or off -- draw (off), grow up, pluck off.
sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
all these were men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of war
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the men of Israel besides Benjamin were numbered, 400,000 men who draw the sword; all these were men of war.

King James Bible
And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, rallied 400,000 armed men, every one an experienced warrior.

International Standard Version
But the Israeli army—not counting the tribe of Benjamin—numbered 400,000 expert swordsmen, all of them battle-hardened soldiers.

NET Bible
The men of Israel (not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The men of Israel (Benjamin not included) totaled 400,000 soldiers armed with swords.

King James 2000 Bible
And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
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