Deuteronomy 2:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֨י כַאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֜מּוּ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֧י הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה לָמ֖וּת מִקֶּ֥רֶב הָעָֽם׃ ס

Transliteration

And wayehî as that-tammū all-ʾanšê the milḥāmāh to lāmût from qereb the ʿām

Grammar Details

*wayehî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened
*tammū*: qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they were finished
*ʾanšê*: noun masculine plural construct - men of
*milḥāmāh*: noun feminine singular - war
*lāmût*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to die
*qereb*: noun masculine singular construct - midst of
*ʿām*: noun masculine singular - people

Word Meanings

*wayehî*: it happened/it came to pass/it came about
*tammū*: finished/completed/ended
*ʾanšê*: men/people/warriors
*milḥāmāh*: war/battle/fighting
*lāmût*: to die/to perish/to be destroyed
*qereb*: midst/among/from within
*ʿām*: people/nation/folk

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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