Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3379 [e] וְיָֽרָבְעָ֗ם wə-yā-rā-ḇə-‘ām, But Jeroboam Conj-w | N-proper-ms 5437 [e] הֵסֵב֙ hê-sêḇ caused V-Hifil-Perf-3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3993 [e] הַמַּאְרָ֔ב ham-ma’-rāḇ, an ambush Art | N-ms 935 [e] לָב֖וֹא lā-ḇō-w to go around Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 310 [e] מֵֽאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם mê-’a-ḥă-rê-hem; behind them Prep-m | 3mp 1961 [e] וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ way-yih-yū so they were Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 6440 [e] לִפְנֵ֣י lip̄-nê in front Prep-l | N-cpc 3063 [e] יְהוּדָ֔ה yə-hū-ḏāh, of Judah N-proper-ms 3993 [e] וְהַמַּאְרָ֖ב wə-ham-ma’-rāḇ and the ambush [was] Conj-w, Art | N-ms 310 [e] מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ mê-’a-ḥă-rê-hem. behind them Prep-m | 3mp

New American Standard Bible
But Jeroboam had set an ambush to come from the rear, so that Israel was in front of Judah and the ambush was behind them.

King James Bible
But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Jeroboam had sent an ambush around to advance from behind them. So they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

an ambushment

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