Judges 20:2

“And the leading men of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of Elohim, four hundred thousand foot soldiers who drew the sword.”

Judges 20:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 20:2, word by word

And the leading menפִּנּוֹתpinot

leader

The leaders of the people.

Where else “pinot” appears
the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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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
took their standיִּתְיַצְּבוּyityatsvu

take one's stand

Take one's stand, stand firm in a place, present oneself.

Where else “yityatsvu” appears
in the assemblyקְהַלkehal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

Where else “kehal” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

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hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

Where else “meot” appears
thousandאֶלֶףelef

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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footרַגְלִיragli

on foot

On foot: a grown man who marches on foot.

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soldiersאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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who drewשֹׁלֵףsholef

draw out

Draw out, pull out: take the sword out of its sheath; also pull off or pull up.

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the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

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The context

1Then all the sons of Israel went out, and the community assembled as one man, from Dan to Beersheba, and the land of Gilead, to YHWH at Mizpah.

2 · This verse (above)

3Now the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. And the sons of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this evil happen?”

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