Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, Young's Literal Translation And he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken, King James Bible And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: Hebrew He tookוַיִּקַּח֙ (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a member of the royal הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה (ham·mə·lū·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4410: Something ruled, a realm family מִזֶּ֣רַע (miz·ze·ra‘) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity and made וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת (way·yiḵ·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant a covenant בְּרִ֑ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1285: A covenant with him, אִתּ֖וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among putting וַיָּבֵ֤א (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go him under oath. בְּאָלָ֔ה (bə·’ā·lāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 423: An imprecation Then he carried away לָקָֽח׃ (lā·qāḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take the leading men אֵילֵ֥י (’ê·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree of the land, הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land |