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1 Chronicles 12:23-38

23Now theseוְ֠אֵלֶּהVe.'e.lehH428arethe numbersמִסְפְּרֵ֞יmis.pe.ReiH4557of menרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218armedהֶֽחָלוּץ֙he.cha.LutzH2502for battleלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635who cameH935toH5921DavidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275to turn Saul’sשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438overלְהָסֵ֞בle.ha.SevH5437to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,in accordance with the word ofכְּפִ֥יke.FiH6310the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068:

24From Judahבְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔הbe.Nei ye.hu.DahH1121 H3063:6,800שֵׁ֧שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֛ים וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹתShe.shet 'a.la.Fim u.she.mo.Neh me.'otH8337 H505 H8083 H3967armedH2502troopsH6635bearingנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375shieldsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793and spearsוָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machH7420.

25Fromמִן־min-H4480Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH1121 H8095:7,100שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651 H505 H3967mighty menגִּבּ֤וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valorחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428,ready for battleH6635.

26FromH4480Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH1121 H3878:4,600אַרְבַּ֥עַת וְשֵׁ֥שׁ'ar.Ba.'at ve.SheshH702 H505 H8337 H3967,

27including Jehoiadaוִיהוֹיָדָ֖עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077,leaderהַנָּגִ֣ידha.na.GidH5057of the house of Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןle.'a.ha.RonH175,withוְעִמּ֕וֹve.'i.MoH59733,700שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת וּשְׁבַ֥עshe.Lo.shet u.she.Va'H7969 H505 H7651menH3967,

28and Zadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659,a mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368young manנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288of valorחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,with 22עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ ס'es.Rim u.she.Na.yimH6242 H8147commandersשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269from his own familyוּבֵית־ אָבִ֥יוu.veit- 'a.VivH1 H1004.

29Fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480Benjaminבְּנֵ֧י בִנְיָמִ֛ןbe.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121 H1144,the kinsmenאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251of Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586:3,000שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑יםshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.FimH7969 H505,most of whomמַרְבִּיתָ֔םmar.bi.TamH4768had remainedשֹׁמְרִ֕יםsho.me.RimH8104loyal toמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931the houseH1004of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586up toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704that timeהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2008.

30FromH4480Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH1121 H669:20,800עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה מֵא֑וֹת'es.Rim u.she.mo.Neh me.'otH6242 H505 H8083 H3967mighty menגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valorחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,famousשֵׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034H376among their own clansאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1004 H1.

31From the half-tribeוּמֵחֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣הu.me.cha.Tzi ma.TehH2677 H4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519:18,000עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH8083 H6240 H505אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834designatedנִקְּבוּ֙ni.ke.VuH5344by nameH8034to comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935and make Davidדָּוִֽיד׃ סda.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427אֶת־'et-H853.

32From Issacharוּמִבְּנֵ֣י יִשָּׂשכָ֗רu.mi.be.Nei yi.so.sh.KharH1121 H3485, menwho understoodיוֹדְעֵ֤י בִינָה֙yod.'Ei vi.NahH3045 H998the timesלַֽעִתִּ֔יםla.'i.TimH6256and knewלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478should doיַּעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213:200מָאתַ֔יִםma.Ta.yimH3967chiefsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֣םra.shei.HemH7218with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their kinsmenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251atעַל־'al-H5921their commandפִּיהֶֽם׃ סpi.HemH6310.

33From Zebulunמִזְּבֻל֞וּןmi.ze.vu.LunH2074:50,000חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אָ֑לֶףcha.mi.Shim 'A.lefH2572 H505fit for serviceיוֹצְאֵ֣י צָבָ֗אyotz.'Ei tza.Va'H3318 H6635,trainedעֹרְכֵ֧י'o.re.KheiH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421with all kindsH3605of weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421בְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808,who with one purposeH3820were devotedוְלַעֲדֹ֖רve.la.'a.DorH5737to David.

34From Naphtaliוּמִנַּפְתָּלִ֖יu.mi.naf.ta.LiH5321:1,000שָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269commandersH505,accompaniedוְעִמָּהֶם֙ve.'i.ma.HemH5973by 37,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖הshe.lo.Shim ve.shiv.'AhH7970 H7651 H505men with shieldבְּצִנָּ֣הbe.tzi.NahH6793and spearוַחֲנִ֔יתva.cha.NitH2595.

35Fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480Danהַדָּנִי֙ha.da.NiH1839:28,600עֶשְׂרִֽים־ וּשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ ס'es.rim- u.she.mo.Nah ve.Shesh me.'otH6242 H8083 H505 H8337 H3967preparedעֹרְכֵ֣י'o.re.KheiH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421.

36From Asherוּמֵאָשֵׁ֗רu.me.'a.SherH836:40,000אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705 H505fit for serviceיוֹצְאֵ֥י צָבָ֛אyotz.'Ei tza.Va'H3318 H6635,preparedH6186for battleH4421.

37And from eastוּמֵעֵ֣בֶרu.me.'E.verH5676of the Jordanלַ֠יַּרְדֵּןLai.yar.denH3383,fromמִן־min-H4480Reubenהָראוּבֵנִ֨יho.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,Gadוְהַגָּדִ֜יve.ha.ga.DiH1425,andוַחֲצִ֣י׀va.cha.TziH2677the half-tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519there:120,000מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242 H505armedwith everyבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605 H6635kindof weaponכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of warH4421.

38AllH3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428menH376of warH4421,arrayedעֹדְרֵ֣י'o.de.ReiH5737for battleמַעֲרָכָה֒ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275fullyשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003determinedבְּלֵבָ֤בbe.le.VavH3824to make Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427אֶת־'et-H853overעַל־'al-H5921allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571allH3605the restשֵׁרִ֧יתshe.RitH7611of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereof oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259mindלֵ֥בlevH3820to make Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427אֶת־'et-H853.

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