1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 12:20

²⁰When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him:

Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When David went	בְּלֶכְתּ֣וֹ	bə·leḵ·tōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ziklag	צִֽיקְלַ֗ג	ṣî·qə·laḡ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6860 Tsiklag, Tsikelag
these men of Manasseh	מִֽמְּנַשֶּׁ֡ה	mim·mə·naš·šeh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
defected	נָפְל֣וּ	nā·p̄ə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
to him	עָלָ֣יו׀	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
Adnah	עַ֠דְנַח	‘aḏ·naḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5734 Adnah
Jozabad	וְיוֹזָבָ֤ד	wə·yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3107 Jozabad
Jediael	וִידִֽיעֲאֵל֙	wî·ḏî·‘ă·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3043 Jediael
Michael	וּמִיכָאֵ֣ל	ū·mî·ḵā·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4317 Michael
Jozabad	וְיוֹזָבָ֔ד	wə·yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3107 Jozabad
Elihu	וֶאֱלִיה֖וּא	we·’ĕ·lî·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H453 Elihu
and Zillethai	וְצִלְּתָ֑י	wə·ṣil·lə·ṯāy	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6769 Tsillethai
chiefs	רָאשֵׁ֥י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of thousands	הָאֲלָפִ֖ים	hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm	Article; Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
in Manasseh	לִמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃	lim·naš·šeh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.