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1 Chronicles 12:1-22

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,

5Eluzaiאֶלְעוּזַ֤י'el.'u.ZaiH498, andJerimothוִירִימוֹת֙vi.ri.mOtH3406, andBealiahוּבְעַלְיָ֣הu.ve.'al.YahH1183, andShemariahוּשְׁמַרְיָ֔הוּu.she.mar.Ya.huH8114, andShephatiahוּשְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּu.she.fat.Ya.huH8203theHaruphiteהַחֲרוּפִֽי׃ha.cha.ri.fiH2741,

6Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֡ה'el.ka.NahH511, andJesiahוְ֠יִשִּׁיָּהוּVe.yi.shi.ya.huH3449, andAzareelוַעֲזַרְאֵ֧לva.'a.zar.'ElH5832, andJoezerוְיוֹעֶ֛זֶרve.yo.'E.zerH3134, andJashobeamוְיָשָׁבְעָ֖םve.ya.sha.ve.'AmH3434, theKorhitesהַקָּרְחִֽים׃ha.ka.re.ChimH7145,

7AndJoelahוְיוֹעֵאלָ֧הve.yo.'e.LahH3132, andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֛הu.ze.vad.YahH2069, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֖םye.ro.ChamH3395ofGedorהַגְּדֽוֹר׃ha.ge.DorH1446.

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;

9Ezerעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5829thefirstהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218,Obadiahעֹבַדְיָה֙'oad.YahH5662thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145,Eliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvH446thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992,

10Mishmannahמִשְׁמַנָּה֙mish.ma.NahH4925thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243,Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir.me.YahH3414thefifthהַחֲמִשִֽׁי׃ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,

11Attaiעַתַּי֙'a.TaiH6262thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345,Elielאֱלִיאֵ֖ל'e.li.'ElH447theseventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637,

12JohananH3110theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066,Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֖ד'el.za.VadH443theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִֽי׃ha.te.shi.'IH8671,

13Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔י סha.'a.si.RiH6224,Machbanaiמַכְבַּנַּ֖יmakh.ba.NaiH4344theeleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֥י עָשָֽׂר׃'ash.Tei 'a.SarH6249 H6240.

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.tavH1415 H1428; 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.

16And therecameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935of thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063to the strongholdלַמְצָ֖דlam.TzadH4679toDavidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

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.shimH7970 H7991, 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.

21And theyhelpedעָזְר֤וּ'a.ze.RuH5826Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732against thebandהַגְּד֔וּדha.ge.DudH1416of the rovers : for they were all mightymenגִבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368ofvalourחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428, and werecaptainsשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269in thehostבַּצָּבָֽא׃ba.tza.Va'H6635.

22For at thattimeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256dayי֣וֹםYomH3117bydayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117therecameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935toDavidH1732tohelpH5826him, until it was agreatגָד֖וֹלga.DolH1419hostלְמַחֲנֶ֥הle.ma.cha.NehH4264, like thehostכְּמַחֲנֵ֥הke.ma.cha.NehH4264ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430.

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