1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 12:1–2
1Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle; 2they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin):
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1 Chronicles 12:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now these | וְאֵ֗לֶּה | wə·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| who came | הַבָּאִ֤ים | hab·bā·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| David | דָּוִיד֙ | dā·wîḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| at Ziklag | לְצִ֣יקְלַ֔ג | lə·ṣî·qə·laḡ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6860 Tsiklag, Tsikelag |
| while | ע֣וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| he was still banished | עָצ֔וּר | ‘ā·ṣūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H6113 restrain, retain |
| from the presence | מִפְּנֵ֖י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of Saul | שָׁא֣וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Kish | קִ֑ישׁ | qîš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7027 Kish |
| they | וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were among the mighty men | בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים | bag·gib·bō·w·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H1368 strong, mighty |
| who helped him | עֹזְרֵ֖י | ‘ō·zə·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5826 help, succour |
| in battle | הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | ham·mil·ḥā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
1 Chronicles 12:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they were archers | נֹ֣שְׁקֵי | nō·šə·qê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5401 kiss |
| using both the right | מַיְמִינִ֤ים | may·mî·nîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H3231 go to or choose the right, use the right hand |
| and left | וּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙ | ū·maś·mi·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H8041 take the left |
| stones | בָּֽאֲבָנִ֔ים | bā·’ă·ḇā·nîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| and | וּבַחִצִּ֖ים | ū·ḇa·ḥiṣ·ṣîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2671 arrow |
| Saul’s | שָׁא֖וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| kinsmen | מֵאֲחֵ֥י | mê·’ă·ḥê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H251 brother |
| from Benjamin | מִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃ | mib·bin·yā·min | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Chronicles 12:1 1 Samuel 27:2–6
1 Chronicles 12:2 Judges 20:16 · Judges 3:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.