Judg. 7:3 in context
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Judges 7:3

Now, please, proclaim to the people, saying, 'Whoever is fearful or trembling (shaking with fear – Hebr. chared),
may turn back and leave (go home early; unusual word can also mean chirp – Hebr. tsafar)
from the hill country of Gilead.'" And 22,000 of the people [who were initially 32,000] returned, and 10,000 remained.
[Of the 32,000 Israelite men, only 30% remain. One reason why the fearful would go home is that fear spreads easily, see Deut. 20:8. The source Ein-Charod is located by Mount Gilboa, while Gilead is located to the east on the other side of the Jordan River, which is clearly defined just a few chapters earlier in Deborah's song, see Judges 5:17. The first time the place is mentioned in the Bible is during Jacob's flight from Laban, see Gen. 31:21, which associates the name with fear and flight. Some interpret this as a typo, but it is better to see that those who were afraid, who were from the region of eastern Manasseh (Judges 6:35, which is in the mountainous region of Gilead), would return home. If we see the expression as a chiasm, it is framed by who is to return and, centrally, how they are to do so. This is not the only linguistic subtlety in the text. The word shake (Hebr. charad) has the same root as the name of the source, Charod. Central to the chiasm are two unusual words. First, Hebr. shov to return, followed by tsafar, which is difficult to translate and can mean "early," but also a bird's chirping. The meaning becomes that those who are from Gilead and are afraid can return and "flutter home" like frightened birds.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְעַתָּה   קְרָא   נָא   בְּאָזְנֵי   הָעָם   לֵאמֹר   מִי   יָרֵא   וְחָרֵד   יָשֹׁב   וְיִצְפֹּר   מֵהַר   הַגִּלְעָד   וַיָּשָׁב   מִן   הָעָם   עֶשְׂרִים   וּשְׁנַיִם   אֶלֶף   וַעֲשֶׂרֶת   אֲלָפִים   נִשְׁאָרוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ νῦν λάλησον δὴ ἐν ὠσὶν τοῦ λαοῦ λέγων τίς ὁ φοβούμενος καὶ δειλός ἐπιστρεφέτω καὶ ἐκχωρείτω ἀπὸ ὄρους Γαλααδ καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν ἀπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ εἴκοσι καὶ δύο χιλιάδες καὶ δέκα χιλιάδες ὑπελείφθησαν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H6258
 וְ (ve)
עַתָּ֗ה (atah)
 and
now
Conj. Conjunktion

Adv. Adverb

 C
D
H7121
 קְרָ֨א (qera)
 to call
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqv2ms
H4994
 נָ֜א (na)
 please
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

 Tj
H9003
H0241
 בְּ (be)
אָזְנֵ֤י (azenei)
 in
ear
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ dual (couple) gen. masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Construct state

R
Ncbdc
H9009
H5971a
 הָ (ha)
עָם֙ (am)
 the
people
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9005
H0559
 לֵ (le)
אמֹ֔ר (mór)
 to
to say
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H4310
H9014
 מִֽי (mi-)
־
who?
link
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

 Pi
H3373
 יָרֵ֣א (jare)
 afraid
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H9002
H2730
 וְ (ve)
חָרֵ֔ד (chared)
 and
trembling
Conj. Conjunktion

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Aabsa
H7725
 יָשֹׁ֥ב (jashóv)
 to return
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9002
H6852
 וְ (ve)
יִצְפֹּ֖ר (jitzepór)
 and
to depart
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

C
Vqu3ms
H9006
H2022
 מֵ (me)
הַ֣ר (har)
 from
mountain
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H9009
H1568
 הַ (ha)
גִּלְעָ֑ד (gilead)
 the
Gilead
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Td
Npl
H9001
H7725
 וַ (va)
יָּ֣שָׁב (jashav)
 seq
to return
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H4480a
H9014
 מִן (min-)
־
from
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H9009
H5971a
 הָ (ha)
עָ֗ם (am)
 the
people
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H6242
 עֶשְׂרִ֤ים (eserim)
 twenty
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H9002
H8147
 וּ (o)
שְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (shenajim)
 and
two
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ dual (couple) masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Absolute state

 C
Ncbda
H0505
 אֶ֔לֶף (elef)
 thousand
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9002
H6235
 וַ (va)
עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת (aseret)
 and
ten
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncfsc
H0505
 אֲלָפִ֖ים (alafim)
 thousand
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H7604
H9016
H9018
 נִשְׁאָֽרוּ (nishearo)
׃
ס (s)
 to remain
verseEnd
section
Verb Verb
niphal qatal 3p pl. niphal qatal third person plural

VNp3cp

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