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1 Chronicles 12:23-40

23Now theseוְ֠אֵלֶּהVe.'e.lehH428are the numbersמִסְפְּרֵ֞יmis.pe.ReiH4557of thedivisionsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218equippedהֶֽחָלוּץ֙he.cha.LutzH2502for warלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,who cameH935to DavidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,to turnלְהָסֵ֞בle.ha.SevH5437the kingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438of Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586to him, according to thewordכְּפִ֥יke.FiH6310of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

24The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063who boreנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375shieldצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793and spearוָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machH7420were6,800שֵׁ֧שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֛ים וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹתShe.shet 'a.la.Fim u.she.mo.Neh me.'otH8337 H505 H8083 H3967,equippedH2502for warH6635.

25Of the sonsH1121of Simeonשִׁמְע֗וֹןshim.'onH8095,mightyגִּבּ֤וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368of valorחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428for warH6635,7,100שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651 H505 H3967.

26Of the sonsH1121of Leviהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH38784,600אַרְבַּ֥עַת וְשֵׁ֥שׁ'ar.Ba.'at ve.SheshH702 H505 H8337 H3967.

27Now Jehoiadaוִיהוֹיָדָ֖עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077was the leaderהַנָּגִ֣ידha.na.GidH5057of the house ofAaronלְאַהֲרֹ֑ןle.'a.ha.RonH175,and with him were 3,700שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת וּשְׁבַ֥עshe.Lo.shet u.she.Va'H7969 H505 H7651 H3967,

28alsoZadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659,a youngנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288manH5288mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368of valorחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428,and of his father’sאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ ס'es.Rim u.she.Na.yimH6242 H8147captainsשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269.

29Of the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kinsmenאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251,3,000שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑יםshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.FimH7969 H505;for untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2008the greatestH4768partמַרְבִּיתָ֔םmar.bi.TamH4768of them had keptשֹׁמְרִ֕יםsho.me.RimH8104their allegianceמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931to the houseH1004of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.

30Of the sonsH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH66920,800עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה מֵא֑וֹת'es.Rim u.she.mo.Neh me.'otH6242 H505 H8083 H3967,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368of valorחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,famousשֵׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034menH376in their fathers’אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1householdsH1004.

31Of the half-tribeוּמֵחֲצִי֙ מַטֵּ֣הu.me.cha.Tzi ma.TehH2677 H4294of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH451918,000עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH8083 H6240 H505,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834were designatedנִקְּבוּ֙ni.ke.VuH5344by nameH8034to comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935and makeלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427Davidדָּוִֽיד׃ סda.VidH1732kingH4427.

32Of the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֗רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,men who understoodבִינָה֙vi.NahH998the timesלַֽעִתִּ֔יםla.'i.TimH6256,with knowledgeH3045of whatמַה־mah-H4100Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478should doיַּעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213,their chiefsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֣םra.shei.HemH7218weretwo hundredמָאתַ֔יִםma.Ta.yimH3967;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their kinsmenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251wereat their commandפִּיהֶֽם׃ סpi.HemH6310.

33Of Zebulunמִזְּבֻל֞וּןmi.ze.vu.LunH2074,there were 50,000חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אָ֑לֶףcha.mi.Shim 'A.lefH2572 H505who wentיוֹצְאֵ֣יyotz.'EiH3318out in the armyצָבָ֗אtza.Va'H6635,who could drawH6186up in battleמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421formationH6186with allH3605kinds of weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421and helpedוְלַעֲדֹ֖רve.la.'a.DorH5737David withan undividedבְּלֹא־ לֵ֥בbe.lo'- levH3808 H3820heartוָלֵֽב׃ סva.LevH3820.

34Of Naphtaliוּמִנַּפְתָּלִ֖יu.mi.naf.ta.LiH5321there were1,000H505captainsשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269,and with them 37,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָ֖הshe.lo.Shim ve.shiv.'AhH7970 H7651 H505with shieldבְּצִנָּ֣הbe.tzi.NahH6793and spearוַחֲנִ֔יתva.cha.NitH2595.

35Of the Danitesהַדָּנִי֙ha.da.NiH1839who could drawH6186up in battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421formationH6186, there were28,600עֶשְׂרִֽים־ וּשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ ס'es.rim- u.she.mo.Nah ve.Shesh me.'otH6242 H8083 H505 H8337 H3967.

36Of Asherוּמֵאָשֵׁ֗רu.me.'a.SherH836there were40,000אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705 H505who wentיוֹצְאֵ֥יyotz.'EiH3318out in the armyצָבָ֛אtza.Va'H6635to drawעֹרְכֵ֣י'o.re.KheiH6186up in battleH4421formationלַעֲרֹ֥ךְla.'a.RokhH6186.

37From the otherוּמֵעֵ֣בֶרu.me.'E.verH5676sideH5676of the Jordanלַ֠יַּרְדֵּןLai.yar.denH3383,of the Reubenitesהָראוּבֵנִ֨יho.r.'u.ve.NiH7206and the Gaditesוְהַגָּדִ֜יve.ha.ga.DiH1425and of the half-tribeוַחֲצִ֣י׀ שֵׁ֣בֶטva.cha.Tzi She.vetH2677 H7626of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519, there were120,000מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242 H505with allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605kindsof weaponsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627of warH6635for the battleH4421.

38AllH3605theseאֵ֜לֶּה'E.lehH428,being menH376of warH4421who could drawH6186up in battleמַעֲרָכָה֒ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634formationH4634,cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275witha perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003heartבְּלֵבָ֤בbe.le.VavH3824to makeלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and allH3605the restשֵׁרִ֧יתshe.RitH7611alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478were of oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259mindלֵ֥בlevH3820to makeH4427Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732kingH4427.

39They were thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033with DavidH1732threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֔הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,eatingאֹכְלִ֖ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשׁוֹתִ֑יםve.sho.TimH8354,for their kinsmenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251had preparedהֵכִ֥ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559for them.

40Moreover those who were nearהַקְּרֽוֹבִים־ha.ke.roim-H7138to them, evenas farעַד־'ad-H5704as Issacharיִשָׂשכָ֨רyi.so.sh.KharH3485and Zebulunוּזְבֻל֜וּןu.ze.vu.LunH2074and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֗יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,broughtמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935foodלֶ֡חֶםLe.chemH3899on donkeysבַּחֲמוֹרִ֣יםba.cha.mo.RimH2543,camelsוּבַגְּמַלִּ֣יםu.vag.ge.ma.LimH1581,mulesוּבַפְּרָדִ֣ים׀u.va.pe.ra.DimH6505and on oxenוּֽבַבָּקָ֡רu.va.ba.KarH1241,greatH7230quantitiesH7230of flourקֶ֠מַחKe.machH7058cakesH7058,figדְּבֵלִ֨יםde.ve.LimH1690cakesH1690and bunchesH6778of raisinsוְצִמּוּקִ֧יםve.tzi.mu.KimH6778,wineוְיַֽיִן־ve.ya.yin-H3196,oilוְשֶׁ֛מֶןve.She.menH8081,oxenוּבָקָ֥רu.va.KarH1241and sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629.There was joyשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057indeedH3588in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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