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1 Chronicles 12:8-18

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.

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