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1 Chronicles 12:1-22

1Now theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the ones who cameהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935to Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732at Ziklagלְצִ֣יקְלַ֔גle.Tzi.ke.LagH6860,while he was stillע֣וֹדodH5750restrictedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֑ישׁKishH7027;and they were among the mightyH1368menH1368who helpedעֹזְרֵ֖י'o.ze.ReiH5826himin warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

2They were equippedנֹ֣שְׁקֵיNo.she.keiH5401with bowsקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,using both the rightמַיְמִינִ֤יםmay.mi.NimH3231handH3231and the leftוּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙u.mas.mi.LimH8041to slingstonesבָּֽאֲבָנִ֔יםba.'a.va.NimH68and to shootarrowsוּבַחִצִּ֖יםu.va.chi.TzimH2671from the bowבַּקָּ֑שֶׁתba.Ka.shetH7198; they wereSaul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kinsmenמֵאֲחֵ֥יme.'a.CheiH251from Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃mi.bin.ya.MinH1144.

3The chiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218was Ahiezerאֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.chi.'E.zerH295,then JoashH3060,the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Shemaahהַשְּׁמָעָ֣הha.she.ma.'AhH8094the Gibeathiteהַגִּבְעָתִ֔יha.giv.'a.TiH1395;and Jezielוִיזִיאֵ֥לvi.zu.'elH3149and Peletוָפֶ֖לֶטva.Fe.letH6404,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Azmavethעַזְמָ֑וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820,and Beracahוּבְרָכָ֕הu.ve.ra.KhahH1294and Jehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058the Anathothiteהָעֲנְּתֹתִֽי׃ha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,

4and Ishmaiahוְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הve.yish.ma'.YahH3460the Gibeoniteהַגִּבְעוֹנִ֛יha.giv.'o.NiH1393,a mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368among the thirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970,and overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ha.she.lo.ShimH7970.Then Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֤הve.yir.me.YahH3414,Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166,Johananוְי֣וֹחָנָ֔ןve.Yo.cha.NanH3076,Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֖דve.yo.za.VadH3107the Gederathiteהַגְּדֵרָתִֽי׃ha.ge.de.ra.TiH1452,

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

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

7and Joelahוְיוֹעֵאלָ֧הve.yo.'e.LahH3132and Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֛הu.ze.vad.YahH2069,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jerohamיְרֹחָ֖םye.ro.ChamH3395of Gedorהַגְּדֽוֹר׃ha.ge.DorH1446.

8From the Gaditesהַגָּדִ֡יha.ga.DiH1425therecameH914overH914to Davidדָּוִיד֩da.VidH1732in the strongholdלַמְצַ֨דlam.TzadH4679in the wildernessמִדְבָּ֜רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057,mightyגִּבֹּרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of valorהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,menH376trainedצָבָא֙tza.Va'H6635for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,who could handleעֹרְכֵ֥י'o.re.KheiH6186shieldצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793and spearוָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machH7420,and whose facesוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440were like the facesפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.HemH6440of lionsH743, and they wereas swiftלְמַהֵֽר׃ סle.ma.HerH4116as the gazellesוְכִצְבָאיִ֥םve.khitz.va.YimH6643on the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022.

9Ezerעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5829wasthe 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,

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,Machbannaiמַכְבַּנַּ֖יmakh.ba.NaiH4344the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עָשָֽׂר׃'ash.Tei 'a.SarH6249 H6240.

14Theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428of the sonsמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410werecaptainsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635;he who was leastהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996was equal to a hundredלְמֵאָה֙le.me.'AhH3967and the greatestוְהַגָּד֖וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419to a thousandלְאָֽלֶף׃le.'A.lefH505.

15TheseH428are the onesהֵ֗םHemH1992whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834crossedעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383in the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320when it was overflowingמְמַלֵּ֖א עַל־me.ma.Le' 'al-H4390 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its banksגְּדוֹתָ֑יוgi.d.yo.tavH1415and they putוַיַּבְרִ֙יחוּ֙vai.yav.Ri.chuH1272to flightH1272allכָּל־kol-H3605those in the valleysהָ֣עֲמָקִ֔יםha.'a.ma.KimH6010,both to the eastלַמִּזְרָ֖חla.miz.RachH4217and to the westוְלַֽמַּעֲרָֽב׃ סve.La.ma.'a.RavH4628.

16Then someמִן־min-H4480of the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the strongholdלַמְצָ֖דlam.TzadH4679to Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

17DavidH1732wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִפְנֵיהֶם֒lif.nei.HemH6440them, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you comeH935peacefullyלְשָׁל֞וֹםle.sha.LomH7965to me to helpלְעָזְרֵ֔נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me, my heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824shall be unitedלְיָ֑חַדle.Ya.chadH3162with you; but ifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518to betrayלְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִיle.ra.mo.Ta.niH7411me to my adversariesלְצָרַ֗יle.tza.RaiH6862,since there is noבְּלֹ֤אbe.Lo'H3808wrongחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555in my handsבְּכַפַּ֔יbe.kha.PaiH3709,may the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1lookיֵ֛רֶאYe.re'H7200on itand decideוְיוֹכַֽח׃ סve.yo.KhachH3198.”

18Thenthe Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307cameלָבְשָׁ֗הla.ve.ShahH3847uponAmasaiעֲמָשַׂי֮'a.ma.SaiH6022,who was the chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the thirtyH7970, and he said, “Weare yours, O DavidH1732,And with you, O sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448!PeaceH7965,peaceH7965to you,And peaceH7965to him who helpsH5826you;Indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588,your GodH430helpsH5826you!” Then DavidH1732receivedוַיְקַבְּלֵ֣םvay.ka.be.LemH6901them and madeוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themcaptainsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the bandהַגְּדֽוּד׃ פha.ge.DudH1416.

19From Manassehוּמִֽמְּנַשֶּׁ֞הu.mi.me.na.ShehH4519also someH4480defectedנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307to DavidH1732when he was about to goבְּבֹא֨וֹbe.vo.'OH935to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430againstH5921Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586.But they did not helpH5826them, for the lordsסַרְנֵ֤יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430after consultationבְעֵצָ֗הve.'e.TzahH6098sentH7971him awayשִׁלְּחֻ֜הוּshi.le.Chu.huH7971,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “At the cost ofour headsH7218he may defectיִפּ֖וֹלyi.PolH5307to his masterאֲדֹנָ֥יו'a.do.NavH113Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.”

20As he wentבְּלֶכְתּ֣וֹbe.lekh.ToH1980to Ziklagצִֽיקְלַ֗גtzik.LagH6860there defectedH5307to him from ManassehH4519:Adnahעַ֠דְנַח'Ad.nachH5734,Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֤דve.yo.za.VadH3107,Jediaelוִידִֽיעֲאֵל֙vi.di.'a.'ElH3043,Michaelוּמִיכָאֵ֣לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317,Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֔דve.yo.za.VadH3107,Elihuוֶאֱלִיה֖וּאve.'e.li.Hu'H453and Zillethaiוְצִלְּתָ֑יve.tzi.le.TaiH6769,captainsH7218of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to ManassehH4519.

21They helpedעָזְר֤וּ'a.ze.RuH5826Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732againstH5921the bandהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416of raidersH1416,for they were allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605mightyגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368of valorחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428,and were captainsשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269in the armyבַּצָּבָֽא׃ba.tza.Va'H6635.

22For dayי֣וֹםYomH3117by dayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117mencameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to DavidH1732to helpH5826him, untilעַד־'ad-H5704there was a greatגָד֖וֹלga.DolH1419armyלְמַחֲנֶ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264like the armyכְּמַחֲנֵ֥הke.ma.cha.NehH4264of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430.

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