and he will appointוְלָשׂוּםfor himselfלוֹchiefsשָׂרֵיof thousandsאֲלָפִיםand chiefsוְשָׂרֵיof fifties,חֲמִשִּׁיםand some to plowוְלַחֲרֹשׁhis plowlandחֲרִישׁוֹand to reapוְלִקְצֹרhis harvest,קְצִירוֹand to makeוְלַעֲשׂוֹתhis weaponsכְּלֵיof warמִלְחַמְתּוֹand the equipmentוּכְלֵיof his chariots.רִכְבּוֹ
1 Samuel 8:12
Study it in the app“and he will appoint for himself chiefs of thousands and chiefs of fifties, and some to plow his plowland and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and the equipment of his chariots.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 8:12, word by word
- and he will appointשׂוּםsum
appoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “sum” appears- chiefsשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim
division
A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.
Where else “alafim” appears- of fiftiesחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appears- and some to plowחֲרֹשׁcharosh
plow
To drive the plow, opening furrows in the soil.
Where else “charosh” appears- his plowlandחֲרִישׁcharish
plowing
Plowing; the season of plowing and sowing.
Where else “charish” appears- and to reapקְצֹרketsor
reap
To cut the ripe grain; those who cut it.
Where else “ketsor” appears- his harvestקְצִירketsir
harvest
To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.
Where else “ketsir” appears- and to makeעֲשׂוֹתasot
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asot” appears- his weaponsכְּלֵיkele
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “kele” appears- of warמִלְחַמְתּmilchamt
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchamt” appears- of his chariotsרִכְבּrichb
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “richb” appears
The context
11And he said, “This will be the right of the king who will reign over you: your sons he will take and appoint for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots;
12 · This verse (above)
13Your daughters he will take as perfumers and cooks and bakers.