Ἐξελέξαντο θεοὺς καινοὺς, τότε ἐπολέμησαν πόλεις ἀρχόντων· θυρεὸς ἐὰν ὀφθῇ καὶ λόγχη ἐν τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάσιν ἐν Ἰσραήλ.

1. Ἐξελέξαντο
   They chose
2. θεοὺς
   gods
3. καινοὺς
   new
4.  
   ,
    
5. τότε
   then
6. ἐπολέμησαν
   they fought
7. πόλεις
   cities
8. ἀρχόντων
   rulers
9.  
   ·
    
10. θυρεὸς
    shield
11. ἐὰν
    if
12. ὀφθῇ
    is seen
    he might be seen, may be seen
13. καὶ
    and
14. λόγχη
    with a spear
    spear, spearhead
15. ἐν
    in
16. τεσσαράκοντα
    forty
17. χιλιάσιν
    thousands
18. ἐν
    in
19. Ἰσραήλ
    Israel
20.  
    .
     

They chose new gods; then they fought the cities of rulers. If a shield may be seen and a spear among forty thousand in Israel.