1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 11:12–14

¹²Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo^d the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. ¹³He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At a place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines. ¹⁴But Eleazar and David stationed themselves^e in the middle of the field and defended it. They struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

Footnotes

d 11:12 Dodo is a variant of Dodai; see 1 Chronicles 27:4|1CH 27:4.
e 11:14 Literally But they stationed themselves

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1 Chronicles 11:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Next in command was	וְאַחֲרָ֛יו	wə·’a·ḥă·rāw	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
Eleazar	אֶלְעָזָ֥ר	’el·‘ā·zār	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H499 Elazar
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Dodo	דּוֹד֖וֹ	dō·w·ḏōw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1734 Dodo
the Ahohite	הָאֲחוֹחִ֑י	hā·’ă·ḥō·w·ḥî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H266 Achochite
one of the three	בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה	biš·lō·wō·šāh	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
mighty men	הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃	hag·gib·bō·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H1368 strong, mighty

1 Chronicles 11:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	הֽוּא־	hū-	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was	הָיָ֨ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
David	דָּוִ֜יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
at Pas-dammim	דַּמִּ֗ים	dam·mîm	Preposition, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6450 Pas-Dammim
when the Philistines	וְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙	wə·hap·pə·liš·tîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
gathered	נֶאֱסְפוּ־	ne·’ĕs·p̄ū-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
there	שָׁ֣ם	šå̄m	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
for battle	לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
At	וַתְּהִ֛י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a place	חֶלְקַ֥ת	ḥel·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2513 portion
with a field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
full of	מְלֵאָ֣ה	mə·lê·’āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H4392 full
barley	שְׂעוֹרִ֑ים	śə·‘ō·w·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
the troops	וְהָעָ֥ם	wə·hā·‘ām	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
fled	נָ֖סוּ	nā·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5127 flee, escape
from	מִפְּנֵ֥י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine

1 Chronicles 11:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Eleazar and David stationed themselves	וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּ	way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
in the middle	בְתוֹךְ־	ḇə·ṯō·wḵ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the field	הַחֶלְקָה֙	ha·ḥel·qāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2513 portion
and defended it	וַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָ	way·yaṣ·ṣî·lū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
They struck down	וַיַּכּ֖וּ	way·yak·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
brought about	וַיּ֥וֹשַׁע	way·yō·wō·ša‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver
a great	גְדוֹלָֽה׃	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
victory	תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה	tə·šū·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H8668 deliverance, salvation

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1 Chronicles 11:12 1 Chronicles 27:4

1 Chronicles 11:14 Psalm 144:10 · Proverbs 21:31

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