New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 12:8-18

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.

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