1 Kings 20:27

“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.”

1 Kings 20:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.’”

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