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1 Chronicles 12:19-22

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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