1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 12:8–15

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.

¹⁵These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

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1 Chronicles 12:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Gadites	הַגָּדִ֡י	hag·gā·ḏî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1425 Gadite
defected	נִבְדְּל֣וּ	niḇ·də·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H914 be divided, separate
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִיד֩	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
at his stronghold	לַמְצַ֨ד	lam·ṣaḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4679 fastness, stronghold
in the wilderness	מִדְבָּ֜רָה	miḏ·bā·rāh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4057 mouth
They were mighty	גִּבֹּרֵ֣י	gib·bō·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1368 strong, mighty
men	אַנְשֵׁ֤י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H376 man
of valor	הַחַ֗יִל	ha·ḥa·yil	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
trained	צָבָא֙	ṣā·ḇā	Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
for battle	לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
experts	עֹרְכֵ֥י	‘ō·rə·ḵê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6186 arrange or set in order
with the shield	צִנָּ֖ה	ṣin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6793 hook
and spear	וָרֹ֑מַח	wā·rō·maḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7420 spear, lance
whose faces	פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם	pə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
the faces	וּפְנֵ֤י	ū·p̄ə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of lions	אַרְיֵה֙	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
and who were as swift	לְמַהֵֽר׃ס	lə·ma·hêr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H4116 hasten
as gazelles	וְכִצְבָאיִ֥ם	wə·ḵiṣ·ḇā·yim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H6643 beauty, honour
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mountains	הֶהָרִ֖ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

1 Chronicles 12:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ezer	עֵ֖זֶר	‘ê·zer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5829 Ezer
the chief	הָרֹ֑אשׁ	hā·rōš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
Obadiah	עֹבַדְיָה֙	‘ō·ḇaḏ·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5662 Obadjah
the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֔י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
Eliab	אֱלִיאָ֖ב	’ĕ·lî·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H446 Eliab
the third	הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃	haš·šə·li·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7992 third

1 Chronicles 12:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Mishmannah	מִשְׁמַנָּה֙	miš·man·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4925 Mashmannah
the fourth	הָרְבִיעִ֔י	hā·rə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7243 fourth
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֖ה	yir·mə·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
the fifth	הַחֲמִשִֽׁי׃	ha·ḥă·mi·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H2549 fifth

1 Chronicles 12:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Attai	עַתַּי֙	‘at·tay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6262 Attai
the sixth	הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י	haš·šiš·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8345 sixth
Eliel	אֱלִיאֵ֖ל	’ĕ·lî·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H447 Eliel
the seventh	הַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃	haš·šə·ḇi·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh

1 Chronicles 12:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Johanan	יֽוֹחָנָן֙	yō·w·ḥā·nān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3076 Jehochanan
the eighth	הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י	haš·šə·mî·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8066 eighth
Elzabad	אֶלְזָבָ֖ד	’el·zā·ḇāḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H443 Elzabad
the ninth	הַתְּשִׁיעִֽי׃	hat·tə·šî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8671 ninth

1 Chronicles 12:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
the tenth	הָעֲשִׂירִ֔יס	hå̄·ʿă·śī·rīs	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H6224 tenth
and Machbanai	מַכְבַּנַּ֖י	maḵ·ban·nay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4344 Macbannite
the eleventh	עַשְׁתֵּ֥י	‘aš·tê	Number - common singular construct	H6249 one

1 Chronicles 12:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
Gadites	מִבְּנֵי־	mib·bə·nê-	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
were army	הַצָּבָ֑א	haṣ·ṣā·ḇā	Article; Noun - common singular	H6635 army, war, warfare
commanders	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
the least	הַקָּטָ֔ן	haq·qā·ṭān	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
was a match for a hundred	לְמֵאָה֙	lə·mê·’āh	Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
and the greatest	וְהַגָּד֖וֹל	wə·hag·gā·ḏō·wl	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
for a thousand	לְאָֽלֶף׃	lə·’ā·lep̄	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand

1 Chronicles 12:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are	הֵ֗ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
the ones who	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
crossed	עָבְר֤וּ	‘ā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּן֙	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
in the first	הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
month	בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ba·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
when it was overflowing	מְמַלֵּ֖א	mə·mal·lê	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its banks	גִּדיֹתָיו	gi·ḏ·yō·ṯå̄w	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1428 a river brink
and they put to flight	וַיַּבְרִ֙יחוּ֙	way·yaḇ·rî·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1272 go through, flee
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in the valleys	הָ֣עֲמָקִ֔ים	hā·‘ă·mā·qîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6010 vale
to the east	לַמִּזְרָ֖ח	lam·miz·rāḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4217 place of sunrise, east
and to the west	וְלַֽמַּעֲרָֽב׃ס	wə·lam·ma·‘ă·rāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4628 west

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