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1 Chronicles 12:8-18

8And of the Gaditesהַגָּדִ֡יha.ga.DiH1425there separatedנִבְדְּל֣וּniv.de.LuH914themselves unto Davidדָּוִיד֩da.VidH1732into the holdלַמְצַ֨דlam.TzadH4679to the wildernessמִדְבָּ֜רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057menגִּבֹּרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of mightהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, andmenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of warצָבָא֙tza.Va'H6635fitfor the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,that could handleעֹרְכֵ֥י'o.re.KheiH6186shieldצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793and bucklerוָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machH7420,whose facesוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440were likethe facesפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.HemH6440of lionsאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738, and wereas swiftלְמַהֵֽר׃ סle.ma.HerH4116as the roesוְכִצְבָאיִ֥םve.khitz.va.YimH6643upon the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022;

9Ezerעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5829the 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,

12JohananH3110the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066,Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֖ד'el.za.VadH443the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִֽי׃ha.te.shi.'IH8671,

13Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔י סha.'a.si.RiH6224,Machbanaiמַכְבַּנַּ֖יmakh.ba.NaiH4344the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עָשָֽׂר׃'ash.Tei 'a.SarH6240 H6249.

14These wereof the sonsמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Gadגָ֖דgadH1410,captainsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635:oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259of the leastהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996wasover an hundredלְמֵאָה֙le.me.'AhH3967,and the greatestוְהַגָּד֖וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419over a thousandלְאָֽלֶף׃le.'A.lefH505.

15These arethey that went overעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383in the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,when it had overflownמְמַלֵּ֖אme.ma.Le'H4390all his banksגְּדוֹתָ֑יוgi.d.yo.tavH1428 H1415;and they put to flightוַיַּבְרִ֙יחוּ֙vai.yav.Ri.chuH1272all themof the valleysהָ֣עֲמָקִ֔יםha.'a.ma.KimH6010, bothtoward the eastלַמִּזְרָ֖חla.miz.RachH4217,and toward the westוְלַֽמַּעֲרָֽב׃ סve.La.ma.'a.RavH4628.

16And there cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935of the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063to the holdלַמְצָ֖דlam.TzadH4679unto Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

17And DavidH1732went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meetלִפְנֵיהֶם֒lif.nei.HemH6440them, and answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, If ye be comeH935peaceablyלְשָׁל֞וֹםle.sha.LomH7965unto me to helpלְעָזְרֵ֔נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me, mine heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824shall be knitלְיָ֑חַדle.Ya.chadH3162unto you: but if ye be cometo betrayלְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִיle.ra.mo.Ta.niH7411me to mine enemiesלְצָרַ֗יle.tza.RaiH6862, seeing there isnoבְּלֹ֤אbe.Lo'H3808wrongחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555in mine handsבְּכַפַּ֔יbe.kha.PaiH3709,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1lookיֵ֛רֶאYe.re'H7200thereon,and rebukeוְיוֹכַֽח׃ סve.yo.KhachH3198it.

18Then the spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307cameלָבְשָׁ֗הla.ve.ShahH3847upon Amasaiעֲמָשַׂי֮'a.ma.SaiH6022, who waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the captainsהַשָּׁלִישִׁים֒ha.she.lo.shimH7991 H7970, and he said, Thine are we,DavidH1732,and on thy side, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:peaceH7965,peaceH7965beunto thee, and peaceH7965beto thine helpersH5826;for thy GodH430helpethH5826thee. Then DavidH1732receivedוַיְקַבְּלֵ֣םvay.ka.be.LemH6901them, and madeוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them captainsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the bandהַגְּדֽוּד׃ פha.ge.DudH1416.

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