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1 Chronicles 12:23-28

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 Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ 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.

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