1 Samuel 8:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He will appointוְלָשׂ֣וּם
(ve·la·sum)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
for himself commandersשָׂרֵ֥י
(sa·rei)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים
(a·la·fim)
505: a thousanda prim. root
and of fifties,חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים
(cha·mi·shim;)
2572: fiftymultiple of chamesh
and [some] to doוְלַחֲרֹ֤שׁ
(ve·la·cha·rosh)
2790a: to cut in, engrave, plow, devisea prim. root
his plowingחֲרִישֹׁו֙
(cha·ri·shov)
2758: a plowing, plowing timefrom charash
and to reapוְלִקְצֹ֣ר
(ve·lik·tzor)
7114b: to reap, harvesta prim. root
his harvestקְצִירֹ֔ו
(ke·tzi·rov,)
7105a: harvesting, harvestfrom qatsar
and to makeוְלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(ve·la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
his weaponsכְּלֵֽי־
(ke·lei-)
3627: an article, utensil, vesselfrom kalah
of warמִלְחַמְתֹּ֖ו
(mil·cham·tov)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
and equipmentוּכְלֵ֥י
(u·che·lei)
3627: an article, utensil, vesselfrom kalah
for his chariots.רִכְבֹּֽו׃
(rich·bov.)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab


















KJV Lexicon
And he will appoint
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
him captains
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
over thousands
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and captains
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
over fifties
chamishshiym  (kham-ish-sheem')
fifty -- fifty.
and will set them to ear
charash  (khaw-rash')
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material)
his ground
chariysh  (khaw-reesh')
ploughing or its season -- earing (time), ground.
and to reap
qatsar  (kaw-tsar')
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
his harvest
qatsiyr  (kaw-tseer')
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) -- bough, branch, harvest (man).
and to make
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
his instruments
kliy  (kel-ee')
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) -- armour (-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
of war
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
and instruments
kliy  (kel-ee')
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) -- armour (-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
of his chariots
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

King James Bible
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He can appoint them for his use as commanders of thousands or commanders of fifties, to plow his ground or reap his harvest, or to make his weapons of war or the equipment for his chariots.

International Standard Version
He will appoint his officers over thousands and officers over fifties—some will plow his fields, reap his harvest, and craft his war implements and equipment for his chariots.

NET Bible
He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will appoint them to be his officers over 1,000 or over 50 soldiers, to plow his ground and harvest his crops, and to make weapons and equipment for his chariots.

King James 2000 Bible
And he will appoint himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and equipment for his chariots.
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