Psalm 105:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When they were only a few menמְתֵ֣י
(me·tei)
4962: male, mana prim. root
in number,מִסְפָּ֑ר
(mis·par;)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
Very few,כִּ֝מְעַ֗ט
(kim·'at)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
and strangersוְגָרִ֥ים
(ve·ga·rim)
1481a: to sojourna prim. root
in it. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
When they were but a few men
math  (math)
an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural) -- + few, friends, men, persons, small.
in number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
yea very few
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
and strangers
guwr  (goor)
to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
in it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When they were only a few men in number, Very few, and strangers in it.

King James Bible
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan,

International Standard Version
When the Hebrews were few in number—so very few— and were sojourners in it,

NET Bible
When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
When they were few in number, they were small, and they were inhabitants in it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
While the people of Israel were few in number, a small group of foreigners living in that land,

King James 2000 Bible
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
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