Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob. Young's Literal Translation And the Bene-Ammon see that they have been abhorred by David, and the Bene-Ammon send and hire Aram of Beth-Rehob, and Aram of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah [with] a thousand men, and Ish-Tob [with] twelve thousand men; King James Bible And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men. Hebrew When the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son realized that וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see they had become a stench נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ (niḇ·’ă·šū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 887: To smell bad, to be offensive to David, בְּדָוִ֑ד (bə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse they בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son hired וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ (way·yiś·kə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7936: To hire twenty עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - masculine singular Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth thousand אֶ֙לֶף֙ (’e·lep̄) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 505: A thousand Aramean אֲרַ֨ם (’ă·ram) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 758: Aram -- Syria foot soldiers רַגְלִ֔י (raḡ·lî) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 7273: A footman from Beth-rehob רְח֜וֹב (rə·ḥō·wḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1050: Beth-rehob -- 'place of a street', a place near Dan and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Zoba, צוֹבָ֗א (ṣō·w·ḇā) Number - common plural Strong's 6678: Zobah -- an Aramean (Syrian) kingdom as well as וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case a thousand אֶ֣לֶף (’e·lep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 505: A thousand men אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person from the king מֶ֤לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4428: A king of Maacah מַֽעֲכָה֙ (ma·‘ă·ḵāh) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 4601: Maacah -- an Israelite name, also a non-Israelite name, also a region in Syria and twelve שְׁנֵים־ (šə·nêm-) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) thousand אִֽישׁ׃ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 505: A thousand men וְאִ֣ישׁ (wə·’îš) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person from Tob. ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2897: Tob -- a region East of the Jordan |