Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe. Young's Literal Translation and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe. King James Bible And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: Hebrew The planהַדָּבָ֑ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause seemed בְּעֵינַ֖י (bə·‘ê·nay) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain good to me, וַיִּיטַ֥ב (way·yî·ṭaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing so I selected וָאֶקַּ֤ח (wā·’eq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3947: To take twelve שְׁנֵ֣ים (šə·nêm) Number - md Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) men אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person from among you, מִכֶּם֙ (mik·kem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of one אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first from each tribe. לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃ (laš·šā·ḇeṭ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7626: Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe |