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1 Chronicles 12:1-22

1Now these were theוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428menwho cameהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732at Ziklagלְצִ֣יקְלַ֔גle.Tzi.ke.LagH6860,whileע֣וֹדodH5750he was still banishedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113from the presenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֑ישׁKishH7027(theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992were among the mighty menבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368who helped himעֹזְרֵ֖י'o.ze.ReiH5826in battleהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421;

2they were archersנֹ֣שְׁקֵי קֶ֗שֶׁתNo.she.kei Ke.shetH5401 H7198using both the rightמַיְמִינִ֤יםmay.mi.NimH3231and leftוּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙u.mas.mi.LimH8041hands to slingstonesבָּֽאֲבָנִ֔יםba.'a.va.NimH68and shoot arrowsוּבַחִצִּ֖ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתu.va.chi.Tzim ba.Ka.shetH2671 H7198; and they wereSaul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kinsmenמֵאֲחֵ֥יme.'a.CheiH251from Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃mi.bin.ya.MinH1144):

3Ahiezerאֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.chi.'E.zerH295their chiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218and Joashוְיוֹאָ֗שׁve.yo.'AshH3101, who werethe sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Shemaahהַשְּׁמָעָ֣הha.she.ma.'AhH8094the Gibeathiteהַגִּבְעָתִ֔יha.giv.'a.TiH1395;Jezielוִיזִיאֵ֥לvi.zu.'elH3149and Peletוָפֶ֖לֶטva.Fe.letH6404,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Azmavethעַזְמָ֑וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820;Beracahוּבְרָכָ֕הu.ve.ra.KhahH1294;Jehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058the Anathothiteהָעֲנְּתֹתִֽי׃ha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069;

4Ishmaiahוְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הve.yish.ma'.YahH3460the Gibeoniteהַגִּבְעוֹנִ֛יha.giv.'o.NiH1393,a mighty manגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368among the Thirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970and a leader overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the Thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ha.she.lo.ShimH7970;Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֤הve.yir.me.YahH3414,Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166,Johananוְי֣וֹחָנָ֔ןve.Yo.cha.NanH3076,and Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֖דve.yo.za.VadH3107the Gederathiteהַגְּדֵרָתִֽי׃ha.ge.de.ra.TiH1452;

5Eluzaiאֶלְעוּזַ֤י'el.'u.ZaiH498,Jerimothוִירִימוֹת֙vi.ri.mOtH3406,Bealiahוּבְעַלְיָ֣הu.ve.'al.YahH1183,Shemariahוּשְׁמַרְיָ֔הוּu.she.mar.Ya.huH8114,and Shephatiahוּשְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּu.she.fat.Ya.huH8203the Haruphiteהַחֲרוּפִֽי׃ha.cha.ri.fiH2741;

6Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֡ה'el.ka.NahH511,Isshiahוְ֠יִשִּׁיָּהוּVe.yi.shi.ya.huH3449,Azarelוַעֲזַרְאֵ֧לva.'a.zar.'ElH5832,Joezerוְיוֹעֶ֛זֶרve.yo.'E.zerH3134,and Jashobeamוְיָשָׁבְעָ֖םve.ya.sha.ve.'AmH3434, who wereKorahitesהַקָּרְחִֽים׃ha.ka.re.ChimH7145;

7and Joelahוְיוֹעֵאלָ֧הve.yo.'e.LahH3132and Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֛הu.ze.vad.YahH2069,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֖םye.ro.ChamH3395fromמִן־min-H4480Gedorהַגְּדֽוֹר׃ha.ge.DorH1446.

8SomeH4480Gaditesהַגָּדִ֡יha.ga.DiH1425defectedנִבְדְּל֣וּniv.de.LuH914toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִיד֩da.VidH1732at his strongholdלַמְצַ֨דlam.TzadH4679in the wildernessמִדְבָּ֜רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057.They were mightyגִּבֹּרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH376of valorהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,trainedצָבָא֙tza.Va'H6635for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,expertsעֹרְכֵ֥י'o.re.KheiH6186with the shieldצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793and spearוָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machH7420,whose facesוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440were likethe facesפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.HemH6440of lionsאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738and who were as swiftלְמַהֵֽר׃ סle.ma.HerH4116as gazellesוְכִצְבָאיִ֥םve.khitz.va.YimH6643onעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022:

9Ezerעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5829the chiefהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָה֙'oad.YahH5662the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145in command,Eliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvH446the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992,

10Mishmannahמִשְׁמַנָּה֙mish.ma.NahH4925the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414the fifthהַחֲמִשִֽׁי׃ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,

11Attaiעַתַּי֙'a.TaiH6262the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345,Elielאֱלִיאֵ֖ל'e.li.'ElH447the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637,

12Johananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yo.cha.NanH3076the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066,Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֖ד'el.za.VadH443the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִֽי׃ha.te.shi.'IH8671,

13Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔י סha.'a.si.RiH6224,and Machbanaiמַכְבַּנַּ֖יmakh.ba.NaiH4344the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עָשָֽׂר׃'ash.Tei 'a.SarH6249 H6240.

14Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428Gaditesמִבְּנֵי־ גָ֖דmi.be.nei- gadH1121 H1410were armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635אֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259commandersרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218,the leastהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996of whomwas a match for a hundredלְמֵאָה֙le.me.'AhH3967,and the greatestוְהַגָּד֖וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419for a thousandלְאָֽלֶף׃le.'A.lefH505.

15TheseH428areהֵ֗םHemH1992the ones whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834crossedעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383in the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223וְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320when it was overflowingמְמַלֵּ֖א עַל־me.ma.Le' 'al-H4390 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its banksH1428,and they put to flightוַיַּבְרִ֙יחוּ֙vai.yav.Ri.chuH1272אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605thosein the valleysהָ֣עֲמָקִ֔יםha.'a.ma.KimH6010, bothto the eastלַמִּזְרָ֖חla.miz.RachH4217and to the westוְלַֽמַּעֲרָֽב׃ סve.La.ma.'a.RavH4628.

16Other Benjamitesבְּנֵ֤י בִנְיָמִן֙be.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121 H1144and some men from Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063עַד־'ad-H5704also cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּ מִן־vai.ya.Vo.'u min-H935 H4480to Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732in his strongholdלַמְצָ֖דlam.TzadH4679.

17And Davidוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318went outH1732to meet themלִפְנֵיהֶם֒ וַיַּ֙עַן֙lif.nei.Hem vai.Ya.'anH6440 H6030,sayingוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you have comeH935to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413in peaceלְשָׁל֞וֹםle.sha.LomH7965to help meלְעָזְרֵ֔נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826, myheartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824will beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961unitedלְיָ֑חַדle.Ya.chadH3162with youעֲלֵיכֶ֛ם'a.lei.KhemH5921;but ifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518you have come to betray meלְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִיle.ra.mo.Ta.niH7411to my enemiesלְצָרַ֗יle.tza.RaiH6862when my handsבְּכַפַּ֔יbe.kha.PaiH3709are freeבְּלֹ֤אbe.Lo'H3808of violenceחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555,may the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1seeיֵ֛רֶאYe.re'H7200itand judge youוְיוֹכַֽח׃ סve.yo.KhachH3198.”

18Then the Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307came uponלָבְשָׁ֗הla.ve.ShahH3847אֶת־'et-H853Amasaiעֲמָשַׂי֮'a.ma.SaiH6022,the chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the Thirty, and he saidH7970: “We are yours,O DavidH1732!We are with youוְעִמְּךָ֣ve.'i.me.KhaH5973,O sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448!PeaceH7965,peaceH7965to you,and peaceH7965to your helpersH5826,forכִּ֥יkiH3588your GodH430helps youH5826.”So DavidH1732received themוַיְקַבְּלֵ֣םvay.ka.be.LemH6901and made themוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414leadersבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of his troopsהַגְּדֽוּד׃ פha.ge.DudH1416.

19Some fromנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307Manassehוּמִֽמְּנַשֶּׁ֞הu.mi.me.na.ShehH4519defectedעַל־'al-H5921to DavidH1732when he wentבְּבֹא֨וֹbe.vo.'OH935withH5973the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430to fightעַל־'al-H5921againstשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586Saulלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421. (They did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808help the PhilistinesH5826becauseH3588the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430rulersסַרְנֵ֤יsar.NeiH5633consultedבְעֵצָ֗הve.'e.TzahH6098and sent David awayשִׁלְּחֻ֜הוּshi.le.Chu.huH7971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “It will cost us our headsH7218if he defectsיִפּ֖וֹלyi.PolH5307toאֶל־'el-H413his masterאֲדֹנָ֥יו'a.do.NavH113Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.”)

20When David wentבְּלֶכְתּ֣וֹbe.lekh.ToH1980toH413Ziklagצִֽיקְלַ֗גtzik.LagH6860,these men of ManassehH4519defectedH5307to himH5921:Adnahעַ֠דְנַח'Ad.nachH5734,Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֤דve.yo.za.VadH3107,Jediaelוִידִֽיעֲאֵל֙vi.di.'a.'ElH3043,Michaelוּמִיכָאֵ֣לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317,Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֔דve.yo.za.VadH3107,Elihuוֶאֱלִיה֖וּאve.'e.li.Hu'H453,and Zillethaiוְצִלְּתָ֑יve.tzi.le.TaiH6769,chiefsH7218of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in ManassehH4519.

21Theyוְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992helpedעָזְר֤וּ'a.ze.RuH5826עִם־'im-H5973Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732againstH5921the raidersהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they wereוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605mighty menגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valorחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428and commandersשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269in the armyבַּצָּבָֽא׃ba.tza.Va'H6635.

22ForH3588at that timeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256men cameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935toH5921DavidH1732dayי֣וֹםYomH3117after dayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117to help himH5826,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he had a greatגָד֖וֹלga.DolH1419armyלְמַחֲנֶ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264,like the armyכְּמַחֲנֵ֥הke.ma.cha.NehH4264of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430.

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