Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face">7200 [e] וַיַּ֣רְא way-yar And when saw Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) son of David's sister Zeruiah and general of David's army 2) a Judaite descendant of Kenaz 3) a post exilic family">3097 [e] יוֹאָ֗ב yō-w-’āḇ, Joab N-proper-ms 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- that Conj 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961 [e] הָיְתָ֤ה hā-yə-ṯāh was V-Qal-Perf-3fs 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)">413 [e] אֵלָיו֙ ’ê-lāw against him Prep | 3ms 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] פְּנֵ֣י pə-nê the front N-cpc 4421 [e] הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה ham-mil-ḥā-māh, the battle line Art | N-fs 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440 [e] מִפָּנִ֖ים mip-pā-nîm before Prep-m | N-mp 1a) backwards 1b) hereafter (of time) 1c) behind">268 [e] וּמֵֽאָח֑וֹר ū-mê-’ā-ḥō-wr; and behind Conj-w, Prep-m | N-ms 1a) (Qal) to choose 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected">977 [e] וַיִּבְחַ֗ר way-yiḇ-ḥar, and he chose Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e] מִכֹּל֙ mik-kōl some of Prep-m | N-msc 970 [e] בְּחוּרֵ֣י bə-ḥū-rê best V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc   [בישראל] [bə-yiś-rā-’êl - Preposition-b :: Noun - proper - masculine singular Prep-b | N-proper-ms   ḵ]   1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile">3478 [e] (יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל) (yiś-rā-’êl, of Israel N-proper-ms   q)   1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arrange or set or lay in order, arrange, state in order, set forth (a legal case), set in place 1a2) to compare, be comparable 2) (Hiphil) to value, tax">6186 [e] וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ way-ya-‘ă-rōḵ and put [them] in battle array Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1) (BDB) to encounter, befall, meet 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to meet, encounter 1a2) to befall (fig)">7125 [e] לִקְרַ֥את liq-raṯ against Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf n pr m 1) Aram or Syriathe nation 2) the Syrian or Aramean people Aram = 'exalted' n m 3) fifth son of Shem 4) a grandson of Nahor 5) a descendant of Asher">758 [e] אֲרָֽם׃ ’ă-rām. Syria N-proper-fs

New American Standard Bible
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him in front and in the rear, he selected from all the choice men of Israel, and arrayed them against the Arameans.

King James Bible
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Joab saw that there was a battle line in front of him and another behind him, he chose some men out of all the elite troops of Israel and lined up in battle formation to engage the Arameans.

Joshua 8:21,22 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the …

Judges 20:42,43 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel to the …

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