1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 12:8

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:

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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

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