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1 Chronicles 12:23-40

23And these arethe numbersמִסְפְּרֵ֞יmis.pe.ReiH4557of the bandsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218that wereready armedהֶֽחָלוּץ֙he.cha.LutzH2502to the warלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, andcameH935to DavidH1732to Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,to turnלְהָסֵ֞בle.ha.SevH5437the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586to him, according to the wordכְּפִ֥יke.FiH6310of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

24The childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375shieldצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793and spearוָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machH7420weresixשֵׁ֧שֶׁתShe.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505and eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֥הu.she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967,ready armedH2502to the warH6635.

25Of the childrenH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095,mighty menגִּבּ֤וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368of valourחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428for the warH6635,sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandH505and one hundredH3967.

26Of the childrenH1121of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3878fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967.

27And Jehoiadaוִיהוֹיָדָ֖עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077wasthe leaderהַנָּגִ֣ידha.na.GidH5057of the Aaronitesלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןle.'a.ha.RonH175, and with him werethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505and sevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredH3967;

28And Zadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659,a young manנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368of valourחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,and of his father’sאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ סu.she.Na.yimH8147captainsשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269.

29And of the childrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144,the kindredאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251of Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505:for hitherto the greatestמַרְבִּיתָ֔םmar.bi.TamH4768part of them had keptשֹׁמְרִ֕יםsho.me.RimH8104the wardמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseH1004of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.

30And of the childrenH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandH505and eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of valourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,famousשֵׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034throughout the houseH1004of their fathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1.

31And of the halfוּמֵחֲצִי֙u.me.cha.TziH2677tribeמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519eighteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240 H8083thousandH505,which were expressedנִקְּבוּ֙ni.ke.VuH5344by nameH8034,to comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935and make Davidדָּוִֽיד׃ סda.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

32And of the childrenוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֗רyi.so.sh.KharH3485, which were menthat had understandingיוֹדְעֵ֤י בִינָה֙yod.'Ei vi.NahH3045 H998of the timesלַֽעִתִּ֔יםla.'i.TimH6256,to knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045what Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478ought to doיַּעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213;the headsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֣םra.shei.HemH7218of them weretwo hundredמָאתַ֔יִםma.Ta.yimH3967;and all their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251wereat their commandmentפִּיהֶֽם׃ סpi.HemH6310.

33Of Zebulunמִזְּבֻל֞וּןmi.ze.vu.LunH2074,such as went forthיוֹצְאֵ֣יyotz.'EiH3318to battleצָבָ֗אtza.Va'H6635,expertעֹרְכֵ֧י'o.re.KheiH6186in warמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421,with all instrumentsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421,fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,which could keep rankוְלַעֲדֹ֖רve.la.'a.DorH5737: they werenot of doubleלֵ֥בlevH3820heartוָלֵֽב׃ סva.LevH3820.

34And of Naphtaliוּמִנַּפְתָּלִ֖יu.mi.naf.ta.LiH5321a thousandH505captainsשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269,and with them with shieldבְּצִנָּ֣הbe.tzi.NahH6793and spearוַחֲנִ֔יתva.cha.NitH2595thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'AhH7651thousandH505.

35And of the Danitesהַדָּנִי֙ha.da.NiH1839expertעֹרְכֵ֣י'o.re.KheiH6186in warמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242and eightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֥הu.she.mo.NahH8083thousandH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ סme.'otH3967.

36And of Asherוּמֵאָשֵׁ֗רu.me.'a.SherH836,such as went forthיוֹצְאֵ֥יyotz.'EiH3318to battleצָבָ֛אtza.Va'H6635,expertH6186in warH4421,fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandH505.

37And on the other sideוּמֵעֵ֣בֶרu.me.'E.verH5676of Jordanלַ֠יַּרְדֵּןLai.yar.denH3383,of the Reubenitesהָראוּבֵנִ֨יho.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,and the Gaditesוְהַגָּדִ֜יve.ha.ga.DiH1425,and of the halfוַחֲצִ֣י׀va.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519,with all manner of instrumentsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of warH6635for the battleH4421,an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandH505.

38All these menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warH4421,that could keepעֹדְרֵ֣י'o.de.ReiH5737rankמַעֲרָכָה֒ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with a perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003heartלֵ֥בlevH3820to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,to make Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and all the restשֵׁרִ֧יתshe.RitH7611also of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereof oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259heartבְּלֵבָ֤בbe.le.VavH3824to make Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

39And there they were with DavidH1732threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,eatingאֹכְלִ֖ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשׁוֹתִ֑יםve.sho.TimH8354:for their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251had preparedהֵכִ֥ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559for them.

40Moreover they that were nighהַקְּרֽוֹבִים־ha.ke.roim-H7138them, evenunto Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֨רyi.so.sh.KharH3485and Zebulunוּזְבֻל֜וּןu.ze.vu.LunH2074and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֗יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,broughtמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935breadלֶ֡חֶםLe.chemH3899on assesבַּחֲמוֹרִ֣יםba.cha.mo.RimH2543,and on camelsוּבַגְּמַלִּ֣יםu.vag.ge.ma.LimH1581,and on mulesוּבַפְּרָדִ֣ים׀u.va.pe.ra.DimH6505,and on oxenוּֽבַבָּקָ֡רu.va.ba.KarH1241, andmeatמַאֲכָ֡לma.'a.KhalH3978,mealקֶ֠מַחKe.machH7058,cakesדְּבֵלִ֨יםde.ve.LimH1690of figs, and bunches of raisinsוְצִמּוּקִ֧יםve.tzi.mu.KimH6778,and wineוְיַֽיִן־ve.ya.yin-H3196,and oilוְשֶׁ֛מֶןve.She.menH8081,and oxenוּבָקָ֥רu.va.KarH1241,and sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629abundantlyלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230: for there wasjoyשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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