Revised Webster's Bible
1 Chronicles 12
1Now these are they thatcameהַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'ImH935toDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732toZiklagלְצִ֣יקְלַ֔גle.Tzi.ke.LagH6860, while he could not move aboutfreelyעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKishקִ֑ישׁKishH7027: and they were among the mightymenבַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםba.gi.bo.RimH1368,helpersעֹזְרֵ֖י'o.ze.ReiH5826of thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.
2They werearmedנֹ֣שְׁקֵיNo.she.keiH5401withbowsקֶ֗שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, and could use both the righthandמַיְמִינִ֤יםmay.mi.NimH3231and theleftוּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙u.mas.mi.LimH8041in hurlingstonesבָּֽאֲבָנִ֔יםba.'a.va.NimH68and shootingarrowsוּבַחִצִּ֖יםu.va.chi.TzimH2671from abowבַּקָּ֑שֶׁתba.Ka.shetH7198, even ofSaul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586brethrenמֵאֲחֵ֥יme.'a.CheiH251ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃mi.bin.ya.MinH1144.
3Thechiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218wasAhiezerאֲחִיעֶ֜זֶר'a.chi.'E.zerH295, thenJoashוְיוֹאָ֗שׁve.yo.'AshH3101, thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofShemaahהַשְּׁמָעָ֣הha.she.ma.'AhH8094theGibeathiteהַגִּבְעָתִ֔יha.giv.'a.TiH1395; andJezielוִיזִיאֵ֥לvi.zu.'elH3149, andPeletוָפֶ֖לֶטva.Fe.letH6404, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAzmavethעַזְמָ֑וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820; andBerachahוּבְרָכָ֕הu.ve.ra.KhahH1294, andJehuוְיֵה֖וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058theAntothiteהָעֲנְּתֹתִֽי׃ha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,
4AndIsmaiahוְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הve.yish.ma'.YahH3460theGibeoniteהַגִּבְעוֹנִ֛יha.giv.'o.NiH1393, a mightymanגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368among thethirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970, and over thethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ha.she.lo.ShimH7970; andJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֤הve.yir.me.YahH3414, andJahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166, andJohananH3110, andJosabadוְיוֹזָבָ֖דve.yo.za.VadH3107theGederathiteהַגְּדֵרָתִֽי׃ha.ge.de.ra.TiH1452,
8And of theGaditesהַגָּדִ֡יha.ga.DiH1425thereseparatedנִבְדְּל֣וּniv.de.LuH914themselves toDavidדָּוִיד֩da.VidH1732in the strongholdלַמְצַ֨דlam.TzadH4679in thewildernessמִדְבָּ֜רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057menגִּבֹּרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368ofmightהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, andmenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofwarצָבָא֙tza.Va'H6635fit for thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, that couldhandleעֹרְכֵ֥י'o.re.KheiH6186shieldצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793andbucklerוָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machH7420, whosefacesוּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.NeiH6440were like thefacesפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.HemH6440oflionsאַרְיֵה֙'ar.YehH738, and were asswiftלְמַהֵֽר׃ סle.ma.HerH4116as theroesוְכִצְבָאיִ֥םve.khitz.va.YimH6643upon themountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.RimH2022;
14These were of thesonsמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofGadגָ֖דgadH1410,captainsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of thehostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635:oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259of theleastהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996was over anhundredלְמֵאָה֙le.me.'AhH3967, and thegreatestוְהַגָּד֖וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419over athousandלְאָֽלֶף׃le.'A.lefH505.
15These are they that wentoverעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֙hai.yar.DenH3383in thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, when it hadoverflowedמְמַלֵּ֖אme.ma.Le'H4390all itsbanksגְּדוֹתָ֑יוgi.d.yo.tavH1415H1428; and they put toflightוַיַּבְרִ֙יחוּ֙vai.yav.Ri.chuH1272all them of thevalleysהָ֣עֲמָקִ֔יםha.'a.ma.KimH6010, both toward theeastלַמִּזְרָ֖חla.miz.RachH4217, and toward thewestוְלַֽמַּעֲרָֽב׃ סve.La.ma.'a.RavH4628.
17AndDavidH1732wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318tomeetלִפְנֵיהֶם֒lif.nei.HemH6440them, andansweredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, If ye havecomeH935peaceablyלְשָׁל֞וֹםle.sha.LomH7965to me tohelpלְעָזְרֵ֔נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me, myheartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824shall beknitלְיָ֑חַדle.Ya.chadH3162to you: but if ye have come tobetrayלְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִיle.ra.mo.Ta.niH7411me to myenemiesלְצָרַ֗יle.tza.RaiH6862, seeing there isnoבְּלֹ֤אbe.Lo'H3808wrongחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555in myhandsבְּכַפַּ֔יbe.kha.PaiH3709, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1lookיֵ֛רֶאYe.re'H7200on it, andrebukeוְיוֹכַֽח׃ סve.yo.KhachH3198it .
18Then thespiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307cameלָבְשָׁ֗הla.ve.ShahH3847uponAmasaiעֲמָשַׂי֮'a.ma.SaiH6022, who waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thecaptainsהַשָּׁלִישִׁים֒ha.she.lo.shimH7970H7991, and he said, Thine are we,DavidH1732, and on thy side, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:peaceH7965,peaceH7965be to thee, andpeaceH7965be to thyhelpersH5826; for thyGodH430helpethH5826thee. ThenDavidH1732receivedוַיְקַבְּלֵ֣םvay.ka.be.LemH6901them, andmadeוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themcaptainsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of thebandהַגְּדֽוּד׃ פha.ge.DudH1416.
19And therefellנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307some ofManassehוּמִֽמְּנַשֶּׁ֞הu.mi.me.na.ShehH4519toDavidH1732, when hecameבְּבֹא֨וֹbe.vo.'OH935with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֧יםpe.lish.TimH6430againstSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: but theyhelpedH5826them not: for thelordsסַרְנֵ֤יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430uponadvisementבְעֵצָ֗הve.'e.TzahH6098sentשִׁלְּחֻ֜הוּshi.le.Chu.huH7971him away,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, He willfallיִפּ֖וֹלyi.PolH5307to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֥יו'a.do.NavH113Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586to the jeopardy of ourheadsH7218.
20And as hewentH3212toZiklagצִֽיקְלַ֗גtzik.LagH6860, therefellH5307to him ofManassehH4519,Adnahעַ֠דְנַח'Ad.nachH5734, andJozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֤דve.yo.za.VadH3107, andJediaelוִידִֽיעֲאֵל֙vi.di.'a.'ElH3043, andMichaelוּמִיכָאֵ֣לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317, andJozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֔דve.yo.za.VadH3107, andElihuוֶאֱלִיה֖וּאve.'e.li.Hu'H453, andZilthaiוְצִלְּתָ֑יve.tzi.le.TaiH6769,captainsH7218of thethousandsהָאֲלָפִ֖יםha.'a.la.FimH505that were ofManassehH4519.
23And these are thenumbersמִסְפְּרֵ֞יmis.pe.ReiH4557of thebandsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218that were readyarmedהֶֽחָלוּץ֙he.cha.LutzH2502to thewarלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635, andcameH935toDavidH1732toHebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275, toturnלְהָסֵ֞בle.ha.SevH5437thekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586to him, according to thewordכְּפִ֥יke.FiH6310of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
29And of thechildrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֛ןvin.ya.MinH1144, thekindredאֲחֵ֥י'a.CheiH251ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505: for to this time thegreatestמַרְבִּיתָ֔םmar.bi.TamH4768part of them hadkeptשֹׁמְרִ֕יםsho.me.RimH8104theguardמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of thehouseH1004ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.
30And of thechildrenH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandH505andeightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967,mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofvalourחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,famousשֵׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotH8034throughout thehouseH1004of theirfathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ ס'a.vo.TamH1.
32And of thechildrenוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121ofIssacharיִשָּׂשכָ֗רyi.so.sh.KharH3485, who were men that hadunderstandingיוֹדְעֵ֤י בִינָה֙yod.'Ei vi.NahH998H3045of thetimesלַֽעִתִּ֔יםla.'i.TimH6256, toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478ought todoיַּעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213; theheadsרָאשֵׁיהֶ֣םra.shei.HemH7218of them were twohundredמָאתַ֔יִםma.Ta.yimH3967; and all theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251were at theircommandפִּיהֶֽם׃ סpi.HemH6310.
33OfZebulunמִזְּבֻל֞וּןmi.ze.vu.LunH2074, such as wentforthיוֹצְאֵ֣יyotz.'EiH3318tobattleצָבָ֗אtza.Va'H6635,expertעֹרְכֵ֧י'o.re.KheiH6186inwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421, with allinstrumentsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421,fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505, who could keeprankוְלַעֲדֹ֖רve.la.'a.DorH5737: they were not ofdoubleלֵ֥בlevH3820heartוָלֵֽב׃ סva.LevH3820.
37And on the othersideוּמֵעֵ֣בֶרu.me.'E.verH5676ofJordanלַ֠יַּרְדֵּןLai.yar.denH3383, of theReubenitesהָראוּבֵנִ֨יho.r.'u.ve.NiH7206, and theGaditesוְהַגָּדִ֜יve.ha.ga.DiH1425, and of thehalfוַחֲצִ֣י׀va.cha.TziH2677tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519, with all manner ofinstrumentsכְּלֵי֙ke.LeiH3627ofwarH6635for thebattleH4421, anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandH505.
38All thesemenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofwarH4421, that couldkeepעֹדְרֵ֣י'o.de.ReiH5737rankמַעֲרָכָה֒ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with aperfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003heartלֵ֥בlevH3820toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275, to makeDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and all therestשֵׁרִ֧יתshe.RitH7611also ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478were ofoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259heartבְּלֵבָ֤בbe.le.VavH3824to makeDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732kingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.
40Moreover they that werenearהַקְּרֽוֹבִים־ha.ke.roim-H7138them, even toIssacharיִשָׂשכָ֨רyi.so.sh.KharH3485andZebulunוּזְבֻל֜וּןu.ze.vu.LunH2074andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֗יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,broughtמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935breadלֶ֡חֶםLe.chemH3899ondonkeysבַּחֲמוֹרִ֣יםba.cha.mo.RimH2543, and oncamelsוּבַגְּמַלִּ֣יםu.vag.ge.ma.LimH1581, and onmulesוּבַפְּרָדִ֣ים׀u.va.pe.ra.DimH6505, and onoxenוּֽבַבָּקָ֡רu.va.ba.KarH1241, andprovisionsמַאֲכָ֡לma.'a.KhalH3978,mealקֶ֠מַחKe.machH7058,cakesדְּבֵלִ֨יםde.ve.LimH1690of figs, and bunches ofraisinsוְצִמּוּקִ֧יםve.tzi.mu.KimH6778, andwineוְיַֽיִן־ve.ya.yin-H3196, andoilוְשֶׁ֛מֶןve.She.menH8081, andoxenוּבָקָ֥רu.va.KarH1241, andsheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629abundantlyלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230: for there wasjoyשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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