הָאֲלָפִים֙

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 הָאֲלָפִים֙

   ha-a-la-FIM

   the thousands
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְשָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙

   le-sa-RE ha-a-la-FIM

   to commanders of the thousands
3. clause🔊 וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣ם לְבֵית־אָב֗וֹת לְשָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וּלְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת לְכָל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן

   va-yik-BOTS a-mats-YA-hu et-ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-mi-DEM le-VET-a-VOT le-sa-RE ha-a-la-FIM u-le-sa-RE ha-me-OT le-khol-ye-hu-DA u-vin-ya-MIN

   and he gathered Amaziah {direct object marker} Judah and he set them by house of fathers to commanders of the thousands and to commanders of the hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣ם לְבֵית־אָב֗וֹת לְשָׂרֵ֤י הָאֲלָפִים֙ וּלְשָׂרֵ֣י הַמֵּא֔וֹת לְכָל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֗ם לְמִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה וַיִּמְצָאֵ֗ם שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֤לֶף בָּחוּר֙ יוֹצֵ֣א צָבָ֔א אֹחֵ֖ז רֹ֥מַח וְצִנָּֽה׃

   va-yik-BOTS a-mats-YA-hu et-ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-mi-DEM le-VET-a-VOT le-sa-RE ha-a-la-FIM u-le-sa-RE ha-me-OT le-khol-ye-hu-DA u-vin-ya-MIN va-yif-ke-DEM le-mi-BEN e-she-RIM sha-NA va-MA-la va-yim-tsa-EM she-LOSH-me-OT E-lef ba-KHUR yo-TSE tsa-VA o-KHEZ RO-makh ve-tsi-NA

   and he gathered Amaziah {direct object marker} Judah and he set them by house of fathers to commanders of the thousands and to commanders of the hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin and he mustered them from a son of twenty year and upward and he found them three hundred thousand choice young man going out army or host holding spear and shield

Exegesis

The Hiphil vayya‘ămîḏēm {וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣ם | wayya‘ămîḏēm} ‘and he set them up’ introduces hierarchical structuring with the construct chain ləḇēṯ-’āḇōṯ {לְבֵית־אָב֗וֹת | ləḇēṯ-’āḇōṯ} ‘house of fathers’ modifying ləśārê hā-’ălāp̄îm ū-ləśārê hammē’ōṯ {לְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וּלְשָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת | ləśārê hā-’ălāp̄îm ū-ləśārê hammē’ōṯ} ‘commanders of thousands and of hundreds’.