Original Language Studio
1 Samuel 13:2
“Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth–el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H977 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּבְחַר — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 170 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 6:2Genesis 13:11Exodus 14:7Exodus 17:9Exodus 18:25
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בָּחַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.