The sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere countedהָתְפָּקְדוּand provisioned,וְכָלְכְּלוּand wentוַיֵּלְכוּto meet them;לִקְרָאתָםand the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלencampedיַּחֲנוּopposite themנֶגְדָּםlike twoכִּשְׁנֵיlittle flocksחֲשִׂפֵיof goats,עִזִּיםwhile Aramוַאֲרָםfilledמִלְאוּthe land.הָאָרֶץ
1 Kings 20:27
Study it in the app“The sons of Israel were counted and provisioned, and went to meet them; and the sons of Israel encamped opposite them like two little flocks of goats, while Aram filled the land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 20:27, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- were countedהָתְפָּקְדוּhatpakdu
count
To list a people, how many there are.
Where else “hatpakdu” appears- and provisionedכָלְכְּלוּchalklu
provide for
To feed someone, keep them alive.
Where else “chalklu” appears- and wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appears- to meet themקְרָאתָkerata
go against
To go out to meet an army in order to fight.
Where else “kerata” appears- encampedיַּחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears- opposite themנֶגְדָּnegda
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “negda” appears- like twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- little flocksחֲשִׂפֵיchasife
small flock
Small flock: a little group of animals separated from the rest of the herd. It appears only in 1 Kings 20:27.
Where else “chasife” appears- of goatsעִזִּיםizim
goat
The female of the goat flock, used for milk and hair.
Where else “izim” appears- while Aramאֲרָםaram
Aram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appears- filledמִלְאוּmilu
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “milu” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
26And it happened, at the turn of the year, that Ben-hadad counted Aram and went up to Aphek for war against Israel.
27 · This verse (above)
28The man of Elohim came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Because Aram has said, “YHWH is an Elohim of mountains, and he is not an Elohim of valleys,” I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you will know that I am YHWH.’”