Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAs soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, at their hearing the law, that they separate all the mixed people from Israel. King James Bible Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. Hebrew As soon asוַיְהִ֖י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be [the people] heard כְּשָׁמְעָ֣ם (kə·šā·mə·‘ām) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently this law, הַתּוֹרָ֑ה (hat·tō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law they excluded וַיַּבְדִּ֥ילוּ (way·yaḇ·dî·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 914: To be divided, separate from Israel מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (mî·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every of foreign descent. עֵ֖רֶב (‘ê·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6154: Arabia -- mixture, mixed company |