Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) to choose 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected">977 [e] יִבְחַר֙ yiḇ-ḥar They chose V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God">430 [e] אֱלֹהִ֣ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm gods N-mp 2319 [e] חֲדָשִׁ֔ים ḥă-ḏā-šîm, new Adj-mp 1a) temporal expressions 1a1) then (past) 1a2) then, if...then (future) 1a3) earlier 1b) logical expressions 1b1) in that case 1b2) that (being so)">227 [e] אָ֖ז ’āz then Adv 1a) meaning uncertain">3901 [e] לָחֶ֣ם lā-ḥem [there was] war N-ms 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven">8179 [e] שְׁעָרִ֑ים šə-‘ā-rîm; in the gates N-mp 4043 [e] מָגֵ֤ן mā-ḡên A shield N-cs 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather">518 [e] אִם־ ’im- Not Conj 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face">7200 [e] יֵֽרָאֶה֙ yê-rā-’eh was seen V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms 7420 [e] וָרֹ֔מַח wā-rō-maḥ, or spear Conj-w | N-ms 705 [e] בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥ים bə-’ar-bā-‘îm among forty Prep-b | Number-cp 1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company 2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops">505 [e] אֶ֖לֶף ’e-lep̄ thousand Number-ms 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile">3478 [e] בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ bə-yiś-rā-’êl. in Israel Prep-b | N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
"New gods were chosen; Then war was in the gates. Not a shield or a spear was seen Among forty thousand in Israel.

King James Bible
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel chose new gods, then war was in the gates. Not a shield or spear was seen among 40,000 in Israel.

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