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1 Chronicles 12:1-22

1Now these arethey that cameהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935to Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732to Ziklagלְצִ֣יקְלַ֔גle.Tzi.ke.LagH6860,while he yet kept himself closeעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֑ישׁKishH7027: and they wereamong the mighty menבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368,helpersעֹזְרֵ֖י'o.ze.ReiH5826of the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2They werearmedנֹ֣שְׁקֵיNo.she.keiH5401with bowsקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,and could use both the right handמַיְמִינִ֤יםmay.mi.NimH3231and the leftוּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙u.mas.mi.LimH8041in hurlingstonesבָּֽאֲבָנִ֔יםba.'a.va.NimH68and shootingarrowsוּבַחִצִּ֖יםu.va.chi.TzimH2671out of a bowבַּקָּ֑שֶׁתba.Ka.shetH7198, evenof Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586brethrenמֵאֲחֵ֥יme.'a.CheiH251of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃mi.bin.ya.MinH1144.

3The chiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218wasAhiezerאֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.chi.'E.zerH295,then Joashוְיוֹאָ֗שׁve.yo.'AshH3101,the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Shemaahהַשְּׁמָעָ֣הha.she.ma.'AhH8094the Gibeathiteהַגִּבְעָתִ֔יha.giv.'a.TiH1395;and Jezielוִיזִיאֵ֥לvi.zu.'elH3149,and Peletוָפֶ֖לֶטva.Fe.letH6404,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Azmavethעַזְמָ֑וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820;and Berachahוּבְרָכָ֕הu.ve.ra.KhahH1294,and Jehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058the Antothiteהָעֲנְּתֹתִֽי׃ha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,

4And Ismaiahוְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הve.yish.ma'.YahH3460the Gibeoniteהַגִּבְעוֹנִ֛יha.giv.'o.NiH1393,a mighty manגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368among the thirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970,and over the thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ha.she.lo.ShimH7970;and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֤הve.yir.me.YahH3414,and Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166,and JohananH3110,and Josabadוְיוֹזָבָ֖דve.yo.za.VadH3107the Gederathiteהַגְּדֵרָתִֽי׃ha.ge.de.ra.TiH1452,

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

6Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֡ה'el.ka.NahH511,and Jesiahוְ֠יִשִּׁיָּהוּVe.yi.shi.ya.huH3449,and Azareelוַעֲזַרְאֵ֧לva.'a.zar.'ElH5832,and Joezerוְיוֹעֶ֛זֶרve.yo.'E.zerH3134,and Jashobeamוְיָשָׁבְעָ֖םve.ya.sha.ve.'AmH3434,the Korhitesהַקָּרְחִֽים׃ha.ka.re.ChimH7145,

7And Joelahוְיוֹעֵאלָ֧הve.yo.'e.LahH3132,and Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֛הu.ze.vad.YahH2069,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֖םye.ro.ChamH3395of Gedorהַגְּדֽוֹר׃ha.ge.DorH1446.

8And of the Gaditesהַגָּדִ֡יha.ga.DiH1425there separatedנִבְדְּל֣וּniv.de.LuH914themselves unto Davidדָּוִיד֩da.VidH1732into the holdלַמְצַ֨דlam.TzadH4679to the wildernessמִדְבָּ֜רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057menגִּבֹּרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of mightהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, andmenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warצָבָא֙tza.Va'H6635fitfor the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,that could handleעֹרְכֵ֥י'o.re.KheiH6186shieldצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793and bucklerוָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machH7420,whose facesוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440were likethe facesפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.HemH6440of lionsאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738, and wereas swiftלְמַהֵֽר׃ סle.ma.HerH4116as the roesוְכִצְבָאיִ֥םve.khitz.va.YimH6643upon the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022;

9Ezerעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5829the firstהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָה֙'oad.YahH5662the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,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,

12JohananH3110the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066,Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֖ד'el.za.VadH443the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִֽי׃ha.te.shi.'IH8671,

13Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔י סha.'a.si.RiH6224,Machbanaiמַכְבַּנַּ֖יmakh.ba.NaiH4344the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עָשָֽׂר׃'ash.Tei 'a.SarH6240 H6249.

14These wereof the sonsמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410,captainsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the hostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635:oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259of the leastהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996wasover an hundredלְמֵאָה֙le.me.'AhH3967,and the greatestוְהַגָּד֖וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419over a thousandלְאָֽלֶף׃le.'A.lefH505.

15These arethey that went overעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383in the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,when it had overflownמְמַלֵּ֖אme.ma.Le'H4390all his banksגְּדוֹתָ֑יוgi.d.yo.tavH1428 H1415;and they put to flightוַיַּבְרִ֙יחוּ֙vai.yav.Ri.chuH1272all themof the valleysהָ֣עֲמָקִ֔יםha.'a.ma.KimH6010, bothtoward the eastלַמִּזְרָ֖חla.miz.RachH4217,and toward the westוְלַֽמַּעֲרָֽב׃ סve.La.ma.'a.RavH4628.

16And there cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935of the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063to the holdלַמְצָ֖דlam.TzadH4679unto Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

17And DavidH1732went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meetלִפְנֵיהֶם֒lif.nei.HemH6440them, and answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, If ye be comeH935peaceablyלְשָׁל֞וֹםle.sha.LomH7965unto me to helpלְעָזְרֵ֔נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me, mine heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824shall be knitלְיָ֑חַדle.Ya.chadH3162unto you: but if ye be cometo betrayלְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִיle.ra.mo.Ta.niH7411me to mine enemiesלְצָרַ֗יle.tza.RaiH6862, seeing there isnoבְּלֹ֤אbe.Lo'H3808wrongחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555in mine handsבְּכַפַּ֔יbe.kha.PaiH3709,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1lookיֵ֛רֶאYe.re'H7200thereon,and rebukeוְיוֹכַֽח׃ סve.yo.KhachH3198it.

18Then the spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307cameלָבְשָׁ֗הla.ve.ShahH3847upon Amasaiעֲמָשַׂי֮'a.ma.SaiH6022, who waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the captainsהַשָּׁלִישִׁים֒ha.she.lo.shimH7991 H7970, and he said, Thine are we,DavidH1732,and on thy side, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:peaceH7965,peaceH7965beunto thee, and peaceH7965beto thine helpersH5826;for thy GodH430helpethH5826thee. Then DavidH1732receivedוַיְקַבְּלֵ֣םvay.ka.be.LemH6901them, and madeוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them captainsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the bandהַגְּדֽוּד׃ פha.ge.DudH1416.

19And there fellנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307someof Manassehוּמִֽמְּנַשֶּׁ֞הu.mi.me.na.ShehH4519to DavidH1732,when he cameבְּבֹא֨וֹbe.vo.'OH935with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430against Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:but they helpedH5826them not: for the lordsסַרְנֵ֤יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430upon advisementבְעֵצָ֗הve.'e.TzahH6098sentשִׁלְּחֻ֜הוּshi.le.Chu.huH7971him away, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,He will fallיִפּ֖וֹלyi.PolH5307to his masterאֲדֹנָ֥יו'a.do.NavH113Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586to the jeopardy ofour headsH7218.

20As he wentH3212to Ziklagצִֽיקְלַ֗גtzik.LagH6860,there fellH5307to him of ManassehH4519,Adnahעַ֠דְנַח'Ad.nachH5734,and Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֤דve.yo.za.VadH3107,and Jediaelוִידִֽיעֲאֵל֙vi.di.'a.'ElH3043,and Michaelוּמִיכָאֵ֣לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317,and Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֔דve.yo.za.VadH3107,and Elihuוֶאֱלִיה֖וּאve.'e.li.Hu'H453,and Zilthaiוְצִלְּתָ֑יve.tzi.le.TaiH6769,captainsH7218of the thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505that wereof ManassehH4519.

21And they helpedעָזְר֤וּ'a.ze.RuH5826Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732against the bandהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416of the rovers: for they wereall mighty menגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428,and were captainsשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269in the hostבַּצָּבָֽא׃ba.tza.Va'H6635.

22For at thattimeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256dayי֣וֹםYomH3117by dayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117there cameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to DavidH1732to helpH5826him, until it wasa greatגָד֖וֹלga.DolH1419hostלְמַחֲנֶ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264,like the hostכְּמַחֲנֵ֥הke.ma.cha.NehH4264of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430.

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