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1 Chronicles 11

1ThenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselvestoDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732untoHebronחֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,wearethyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106andthyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2Intimespast,evenwhenSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,itwasH1961thouthatleddestoutandbroughtestinIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430saidH559unto thee, Thou shaltbeH1961shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462ofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthou shaltbeH1961princeH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Soalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275;andDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withtheminHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeJehovah;andtheyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahbySamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סshe.mu.'ElH8050.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wenttoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389(thesameisJebusיְב֑וּסye.VusH2982);andtheJebusites,theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,werethere.

5Andtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJebusיְבוּס֙ye.VusH2982saidH559toDavidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732, Thou shaltnotcomeH935inhither. NeverthelessDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732tookH3920thestrongholdofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;thesameisthecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

6AndDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidH559, Whosoever smiteththeJebusitesfirstבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223shallbeH1961chiefלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218andcaptain.AndJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wentH5927upfirstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,andwasH1961madechiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthestrongholdH4679;thereforeH3651theycalledקָרְאוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121itthecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndhebuiltH1129thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892roundH5439about,fromMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407evenroundH5439about;andJoabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097repairedtherestH7605ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732waxedgreaterH1419andgreaterH1419;forJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635waswithhim.

10Nowthesearethechiefרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218ofthemightyהַגִּבּוֹרִים֙ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whomDavidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732had,whoshowedthemselvesstrongH2388withhiminhiskingdomבְמַלְכוּת֛וֹve.mal.khu.ToH4438,togetherwithallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tomakeH2388himkingלְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahconcerningIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Andthisisthenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ofthemightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whomDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732had:Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָ֣םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofaHachmonite,thechiefרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218ofthethirtyH7970;helifteduphisspearחֲנִית֛וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredH3967andslewthematoneאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.

12AndafterhimwasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734,theAhohiteהָאֲחוֹחִ֑יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,whowasoneofthethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368.

13HewasH1961withDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732atPasdammim,andtherethePhilistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereH1961gatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622togethertobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,wherewasH1961aplotofgroundfullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392ofbarleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184;andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledH5127frombeforethePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

14Andtheystoodוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320inthemidstH8432oftheplot,anddefendedit,andslewthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andJehovahsavedH3467thembyagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419victoryH8668.

15Andthreeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969ofthethirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218menwentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381totherockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697toDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,intothecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725;andthehostofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wereencampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimH7497.

16AndDavidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732wasthenאָ֣ז'azH227inthestronghold,andthegarrisonוּנְצִ֣יבu.ne.TzivH5333ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wasthenאָ֖ז'azH227inBeth-lehem.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732longed,andsaidH559,OhthatoneH834wouldgiveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248mewaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkH8248ofthewellofBeth-lehem,whichisbythegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

18Andthethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brakethroughthehostofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,anddrewH7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outofthewellofBeth-lehem,thatwasbythegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andtookH5375it,andbroughtH935ittoDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732:butDavidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof,butpoureditoutuntoJehovah,

19andsaidH559,MyGodמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430forbiditme,thatIshoulddothis:shallIdrinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354thebloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818ofthesemenH376thathaveputtheirlivesH5315injeopardy?forwiththejeopardyoftheirlivestheybroughtH935it.Thereforehewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it.ThesethingsH428didthethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376.

20AndAbishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52,thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,hewaschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthethreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.ShahH7969;forhelifteduphisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967andslewthem,andhadanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthethreeבַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.

21Ofthethreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הha.she.lo.ShahH7969,hewasH1961moreמִן־min-H4480honorablethanthetwoH8147,andwasH1961madeH3513theircaptain: howbeitheattainednottothefirstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

22Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofavaliantmanאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofKabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909,whohaddonemightydeedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467,heslewthetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsH1121ofArielofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124:hewentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381alsoandslewalionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofapitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953intimeofsnowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950.

23AndheslewH2026anEgyptianH4713,amanH376ofgreat stature,fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520high;andintheEgyptian’shandוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027wasaspearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595likeaweaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500;andhewentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tohimwithastaffH7626,andpluckedthespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595outoftheEgyptian’shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,andslewH2026himwithhisownspearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

24Thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428didBenaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andhadanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368.

25Behold,hewasmoreמִן־min-H4480honorablethanthethirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,butheattainednottothefirstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969:andDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732setH7760himoverhisguard.

26Alsothemightyוְגִבּוֹרֵ֖יve.gi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368ofthearmiesH2428:AsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734ofBeth-lehem,

27ShammoththeHarorite,Helezחֶ֖לֶץChe.letzH2503thePeloniteהַפְּלוֹנִֽי׃ סha.pe.lo.NiH6397,

28Iraעִירָ֤א'i.Ra'H5896thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIkkeshעִקֵּשׁ֙'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִ֔יha.te.ko.'IH8621,Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnathothiteהָעֲנְּתוֹתִֽי׃ סha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,

29Sibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444theHushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843,IlaitheAhohiteהָאֲחוֹחִֽי׃ סha.'a.cho.ChiH266,

30Maharaiמַהְרַי֙mah.RaiH4121theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹ֣פָתִ֔יha.ne.To.fa.TiH5200,Heledthesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofBaanahבַּֽעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196theNetophathiteהַנְּטוֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

31IthaithesonH1121ofRibaiרִיבַ֗יri.VaiH7380ofGibeahמִגִּבְעַת֙mi.giv.'AtH1390ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ן סvin.ya.MinH1144,Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הbe.na.YahH1141thePirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתֹנִֽי׃ha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553,

32Huraiofthebrooks ofGaashגָ֔עַשׁ סGa.'ashH1608,Abielאֲבִיאֵ֖ל'a.vi.'ElH22theArbathiteהָעַרְבָתִֽי׃ סha.'ar.va.TiH6164,

33Azmavethעַזְמָ֙וֶת֙'az.Ma.vetH5820theBaharumite,Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּ֖א'el.yach.Ba'H455theShaalboniteהַשַּׁעַלְבֹנִֽי׃ סha.sha.'al.vo.NiH8170,

34thesonsבְּנֵ֗יbe.NeiH1121ofHashemtheGizonite,Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֥ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShageetheHarariteהַהֲרָרִֽי׃ סha.ha.ra.RiH2043,

35Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֧ם'a.chi.'AmH279thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSacartheHarariteהַהֲרָרִ֖יha.ha.ra.RiH2043,Eliphalthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUr,

36Hepherחֵ֚פֶרChe.ferH2660theMecherathite,Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֖ה'a.chi.YahH281thePeloniteהַפְּלֹנִֽי׃ סha.pe.lo.NiH6397,

37HezrotheCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔יha.kar.me.LiH3761,Naaraithesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEzbai,

38Joelיוֹאֵל֙yo.'ElH3100thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,Mibharthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHagri,

39Zelekצֶ֖לֶקTze.lekH6768theAmmoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֑יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,Naharaiנַחְרַי֙nach.RaiH5171theBerothite,thearmorbearerofJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ סtze.ru.YahH6870,

40Iraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896theIthriteהַיִּתְרִ֔יhai.yit.RiH3505,Garebגָּרֵ֖בga.RevH1619theIthriteהַיִּתְרִֽי׃ סhai.yit.RiH3505,

41Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850,Zabadזָבָ֖דza.VadH2066thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhlaiאַחְלָֽי׃ ס'ach.LaiH304,

42Adinathesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShizatheReubeniteH7206,achiefרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218oftheReubenites,andthirtyשְׁלוֹשִֽׁים׃ סshe.lo.ShimH7970withhim,

43Hananחָנָן֙cha.NanH2605thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaacahמַעֲכָ֔הma.'a.KhahH4601,andJoshaphatוְיוֹשָׁפָ֖טve.yo.sha.FatH3146theMithnite,

44UzziatheAshterathite,ShamaandJeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֔לvi.'u.'elH3273thesonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofHothamחוֹתָ֥םcho.TamH2369theAroerite,

45Jediaelיְדִֽיעֲאֵל֙ye.di.'a.'ElH3043thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimriשִׁמְרִ֔יshim.RiH8113,andJohaוְיֹחָ֥אve.yo.Cha'H3109hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,theTizite,

46Elielאֱלִיאֵל֙'e.li.'ElH447theMahavite,andJeribai,andJoshaviah,thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofElnaam,andIthmahtheMoabiteהַמּוֹאָבִֽי׃ha.mo.'a.ViH4125,

47Elielאֱלִיאֵ֣ל'e.li.'ElH447,andObedוְעוֹבֵ֔דve.'o.VedH5744,andJaasielוְיַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖לve.ya.'a.si.'ElH3300theMezobaite.

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