1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 12:8–14

8Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the wilderness. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

9Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third, 10Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 11Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 12Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13Jeremiah the tenth, and Machbanai the eleventh.

14These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.

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1 Chronicles 12:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Someוּמִן־ū·min-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Gaditesהַגָּדִ֡יhag·gā·ḏîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1425 Gadite
defectedנִבְדְּל֣וּniḇ·də·lūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH914 be divided, separate
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Davidדָּוִיד֩dā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
at his strongholdלַמְצַ֨דlam·ṣaḏPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH4679 fastness, stronghold
in the wildernessמִדְבָּ֜רָהmiḏ·bā·rāhNoun - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH4057 mouth
They were mightyגִּבֹּרֵ֣יgib·bō·rêAdjective - masculine plural constructH1368 strong, mighty
menאַנְשֵׁ֤י’an·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH376 man
of valorהַחַ֗יִלha·ḥa·yilArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
trainedצָבָא֙ṣā·ḇāNoun - common singularH6635 army, war, warfare
for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הlam·mil·ḥā·māhPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
expertsעֹרְכֵ֥י‘ō·rə·ḵêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH6186 arrange or set in order
with the shieldצִנָּ֖הṣin·nāhNoun - feminine singularH6793 hook
and spearוָרֹ֑מַחwā·rō·maḥConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH7420 spear, lance
whose facesפְּנֵיהֶ֔םpə·nê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
the facesוּפְנֵ֤יū·p̄ə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
of lionsאַרְיֵה֙’ar·yêhNoun - masculine singularH738 lion
and who were as swiftלְמַהֵֽר׃סlə·ma·hêrPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH4116 hasten
as gazellesוְכִצְבָאיִ֥םwə·ḵiṣ·ḇā·yimConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine pluralH6643 beauty, honour
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the mountainsהֶהָרִ֖יםhe·hā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

1 Chronicles 12:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ezerעֵ֖זֶר‘ê·zerNoun - proper - masculine singularH5829 Ezer
the chiefהָרֹ֑אשׁhā·rōšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7218 head
Obadiahעֹבַדְיָה֙‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH5662 Obadjah
the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יhaš·šê·nîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8145 second
Eliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב’ĕ·lî·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH446 Eliab
the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃haš·šə·li·šîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7992 third

1 Chronicles 12:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Mishmannahמִשְׁמַנָּה֙miš·man·nāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH4925 Mashmannah
the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יhā·rə·ḇî·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7243 fourth
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הyir·mə·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
the fifthהַחֲמִשִֽׁי׃ha·ḥă·mi·šîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH2549 fifth

1 Chronicles 12:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Attaiעַתַּי֙‘at·tayNoun - proper - masculine singularH6262 Attai
the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יhaš·šiš·šîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8345 sixth
Elielאֱלִיאֵ֖ל’ĕ·lî·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH447 Eliel
the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃haš·šə·ḇi·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7637 seventh

1 Chronicles 12:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Johananיֽוֹחָנָן֙yō·w·ḥā·nānNoun - proper - masculine singularH3076 Jehochanan
the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יhaš·šə·mî·nîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8066 eighth
Elzabadאֶלְזָבָ֖ד’el·zā·ḇāḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH443 Elzabad
the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִֽי׃hat·tə·šî·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8671 ninth

1 Chronicles 12:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir·mə·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֔יסhå̄·ʿă·śī·rīsArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH6224 tenth
and Machbanaiמַכְבַּנַּ֖יmaḵ·ban·nayNoun - proper - masculine singularH4344 Macbannite
the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֥י‘aš·têNumber - common singular constructH6249 one

1 Chronicles 12:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Theseאֵ֥לֶּה’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
Gaditesמִבְּנֵי־mib·bə·nê-Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
were armyהַצָּבָ֑אhaṣ·ṣā·ḇāArticle; Noun - common singularH6635 army, war, warfare
commandersרָאשֵׁ֣יrā·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH7218 head
the leastהַקָּטָ֔ןhaq·qā·ṭānArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH6996 small, young, unimportant
was a match for a hundredלְמֵאָה֙lə·mê·’āhPreposition-l; Number - feminine singularH3967 hundred
and the greatestוְהַגָּד֖וֹלwə·hag·gā·ḏō·wlConjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
for a thousandלְאָֽלֶף׃lə·’ā·lep̄Preposition-l; Number - masculine singularH505 thousand

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1 Chronicles 12:8 2 Samuel 2:18 · 2 Samuel 23:20 · 2 Samuel 17:10

1 Chronicles 12:14 Leviticus 26:8 · Deuteronomy 32:30

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