1st Chronicles Chapter 16 verse 19 Holy Bible
When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;
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When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;
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When ye were a few men in number, Of small account, and strangers in it.
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When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
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When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
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When you were but a few men in number, Yes, very few, and foreigners in it;
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When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) The fourth strophe of Psalms 105 begins here.When ye were but few.--The psalm has "when they [that is, your fathers] were but few; "and so LXX. here.Few.--Literally, men of number = easily counted. (Comp. Genesis 34:30.)Strangers in it.--Sojourners, ???????? (Genesis 23:4).Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhen they wereבִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם֙ (bih·yō·wṯ·ḵem)Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, befewמְתֵ֣י (mə·ṯê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 4962: An adult, a manin number,מִסְפָּ֔ר (mis·pār)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narrationfew indeed,כִּמְעַ֖ט (kim·‘aṭ)Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 4592: A little, fewness, a fewand strangersוְגָרִ֥ים (wə·ḡā·rîm)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 1481: To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostilityin [the land],בָּֽהּ׃ (bāh)Preposition | third person feminine singularStrong's Hebrew Jump to PreviousAccount Few Foreigners Indeed Little Small Sojourners Strange Strangers