1 Chronicles 16:19
Strong's Lexicon
When they were
בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙ (bih·yō·wṯ·ḵem)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 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

few
מְתֵ֣י (mə·ṯê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4962: 1) male, man 1a) males, men 1b) few men (in prose) 1b1) less emphasis on sex 1c) men (poetic) 1c1) less emphasis on sex

in number,
מִסְפָּ֔ר (mis·pār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4557: 1) number, tale 1a) number 1a1) number 1a2) innumerable (with negative) 1a3) few, numerable (alone) 1a4) by count, in number, according to number (with prep) 1b) recounting, relation

few indeed,
כִּמְעַ֖ט (kim·‘aṭ)
Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4592: 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth

and strangers
וְגָרִ֥ים (wə·ḡā·rîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1481: 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time 1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell 1b) (Hithpolel) 1b1) to seek hospitality with 1b2) to assemble oneself 2) to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to stir up strife 2a2) to quarrel 2b) (Hithpolel) to excite oneself 3) to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid 3a) (Qal) 3a1) to fear, be afraid 3a2) to be in awe, stand in awe

in [the land],
בָּֽהּ׃ (bāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

Young's Literal Translation
When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan

New American Standard Bible
When they were only a few in number, Very few, and strangers in it,

King James Bible
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,

New Living Translation
He said this when you were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

English Standard Version
When you were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,

New American Standard Bible
When they were only a few in number, Very few, and strangers in it,

King James Bible
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan

International Standard Version
When you were few in number— very few, and strangers at that—

NET Bible
When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

American Standard Version
When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

English Revised Version
When ye were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

Young's Literal Translation
When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
















Cross References
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Deuteronomy 7:7
The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

1 Chronicles 16:20
And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people;

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

1 Chronicles 16:18
Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;

1 Chronicles 16:17
And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

1 Chronicles 16:16
Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;

1 Chronicles 16:21
He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

1 Chronicles 16:22
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
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