2 Chronicles 25:5

“Amaziah gathered Judah and set them by fathers’ houses, under commanders of thousands and under commanders of hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin; and he counted them from twenty years old and upward, and found them to be three hundred thousand chosen men going out to the army, handling spear and large shield.”
2 Chronicles 25:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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AmaziahאֲמַצְיָהוּgatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץJudahאֶת יְהוּדָהand set themוַיַּעֲמִידֵםby fathers’ houses,לְבֵית אָבוֹתunder commandersלְשָׂרֵיof thousandsהָאֲלָפִיםand under commandersוּלְשָׂרֵיof hundreds,הַמֵּאוֹתfor allלְכָלJudahיְהוּדָהand Benjamin;וּבִנְיָמִןand he counted themוַיִּפְקְדֵםfromלְמִtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהand upward,וָמַעְלָהand found themוַיִּמְצָאֵםto be threeשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתthousandאֶלֶףchosen menבָּחוּרgoing outיוֹצֵאto the army,צָבָאhandlingאֹחֵזspearרֹמַחand large shield.וְצִנָּה

2 Chronicles 25:5, word by word

Amaziahאֲמַצְיָהוּamatsyahu

Amaziah

Amaziah: a name meaning "YHWH is strong." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Joash (2 Kings 12:21; 14); also a priest of Bethel in Amos's time (Amos 7:10) and two other men (1 Chronicles 4:34; 6:45).

Where else “amatsyahu” appears

gatheredיִּקְבֹּץyikbots

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

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Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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and set themיַּעֲמִידֵyaamide

appoint

To put in place, name to a post.

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by fathers’ housesבֵיתvet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

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by fathers’ housesאָבוֹתavot

head of family

The head of a family or clan.

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under commandersשָׂרֵיsare

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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of thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim

division

A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.

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of hundredsמֵּאוֹתmeot

captain of hundred

Leaders of groups of 100 soldiers.

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and Benjaminבִנְיָמִןvinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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and he counted themיִּפְקְדֵyifkde

count

To list a people, how many there are.

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twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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years oldבֶּןben

years old

To give someone's age, how long they have lived.

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years oldשָׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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and upwardמַעְלָmala

above

Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".

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and found themיִּמְצָאֵyimtsae

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

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to be threeשְׁלֹשׁshelosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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chosen menבָּחוּרbachur

choice

The men picked out of a group, such as the strongest for war.

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going outיוֹצֵאyotse

go out

To go out of a place.

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to the armyצָבָאtsava

war

War, going out to fight.

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handlingאֹחֵזochez

seize

To take something in the hand and not let go.

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spearרֹמַחromach

spear

Spear, lance.

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and large shieldצִנָּהtsina

large shield

A large guard covering the whole body.

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The context

4But their sons he did not put to death, but acted according to what is written in the law, in the book of Moses, where YHWH commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not die for sons, and sons shall not die for fathers; but each shall die for his own sin.”

5 · This verse (above)

6He hired from Israel a hundred thousand mighty men of valor for a hundred talents of silver.

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