1 Chronicles 11

All Israel gathers at Hebron to anoint David king, citing his prior leadership and YHWH's word that he would shepherd and rule the people; David captures the stronghold of Zion (City of David) with Joab's aid, who becomes chief.[1][2] The chapter lists David's mighty men, including Jashobeam, Abishai, and Benaiah's exploits, and recounts three warriors risking their lives to fetch water from Bethlehem's well, which David pours out to YHWH as an offering.[1][2]

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Verse 2 גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa תְּמ֣וֹל 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 temol yesterday recently before HD גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also also HTa שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 shileshom the day before yesterday three-days-ago HNcmsa גַּ֚ם 𐤂𐤌 gam-3 also also HTa בִּ/הְי֣וֹת 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 biheyot when being in being HR/Vqc שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp מֶ֔לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsa אַתָּ֛ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms הַ/מּוֹצִ֥יא 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hamotsi the one bringing out the one who brings out HTd/Vhrmsa וְ/הַ/מֵּבִ֖יא 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 vehamevi and the one bringing in and the one who brings in HC/Td/Vhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms לְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms אַתָּ֨ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you you HPp2ms תִרְעֶ֤ה 𐤕𐤓𐤏𐤄 tireeh shall shepherd you (masculine) will see HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms תִּהְיֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh shall be you will become HVqi2ms נָגִ֔יד 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 nagid ruler front-standing leader HNcmsa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR עַמִּ֥/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami-2 my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-3 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 3 וַ֠/יָּבֹאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came HC/Vqw3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc זִקְנֵ֨י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders elders of HAampc יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa חֶבְר֔וֹנָ/ה 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍/𐤄 cheveronah at Hebron toward Alliance-Place Cheveron HNp/Sd וַ/יִּכְרֹת֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 vayikherot and he cut and he cut HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֨ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem with them HR/Sp3mp דָּוִ֥יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּרִ֛ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit a covenant binding agreement HNcfsa בְּ/חֶבְר֖וֹן 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 becheveron at Hebron in Alliance-Place in Cheveron HR/Np לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יִּמְשְׁח֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤅 vayimeshechu and they anointed and they anointed HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דָּוִ֤יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp לְ/מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe as king to a king HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כִּ/דְבַ֥ר 𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓 kidevar according to the word according to the word of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc שְׁמוּאֵֽל 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel El has heard Shemuel HNp
Verse 11 וְ/אֵ֛לֶּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh and these and these HC/Pdxcp מִסְפַּ֥ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar number counted total HNcmsc הַ/גִּבֹּרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hagiborim of the mighty men the mighty ones HTd/Aampa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr לְ/דָוִ֑יד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np יָשָׁבְעָ֣ם 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤌 yashaveam Jashobeam The-People-Will-Return Yashveam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc חַכְמוֹנִ֗י 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉 chakhemoni a Hachmonite Hachmonite clansman Chakhemoni HNp רֹ֚אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh chief head HNcmsc ה/שלושים 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 hshlvshym of the thirty the thirty HTd/Acbpa הַ/שָּׁ֣לִישִׁ֔ים 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌 hashalishim of the captains the triad-officers HTd/Acbpa הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms עוֹרֵ֧ר 𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤓 orer brandished he stirred up HVop3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo חֲנִית֛/וֹ 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕/𐤅 chanito his spear his spear HNcfsc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR שְׁלֹשׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shelosh three three HAcfsa מֵא֥וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa חָלָ֖ל 𐤇𐤋𐤋 chalal slain pierced one HAamsa בְּ/פַ֥עַם 𐤁/𐤐𐤏𐤌 befaam in one at a stroke HR/Ncfsa אֶחָֽת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 echat Eka (Bemba) occasion one HAcfsa
Verse 13 הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu He he HPp3ms הָיָ֨ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became HVqp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR דָּוִ֜יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּ/פַּ֣ס 𐤁/𐤐𐤎 bapas at Pas in the Boundary-of-Blood in Pas Damim HRd/Np דַּמִּ֗ים 𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌 damim Dammim bloods Pas Damim HNp וְ/הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 vehapelishetim and the Philistines and the Pelishtim and the Pelishetim HC/Td/Ngmpa נֶאֱסְפוּ 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 neesefu had gathered were gathered HVNp3cp שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah for battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa וַ/תְּהִ֛י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and there was and she became HC/Vqw3fs חֶלְקַ֥ת 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕 cheleqat portion allotted tract of HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa מְלֵאָ֣ה 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤄 meleah full full HAafsa שְׂעוֹרִ֑ים 𐤔𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 seorim of barley barley grains HNcfpa וְ/הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people and the gathered people HC/Td/Ncmsa נָ֖סוּ 𐤍𐤎𐤅 nasu fled they fled HVqp3cp מִ/פְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from before from the presence of HR/Ncbpc פְלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
Verse 18 וַ/יִּבְקְע֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤏𐤅 vayiveqeu and they broke through and they split open HC/Vqw3mp הַ/שְּׁלֹשָׁ֜ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 hasheloshah the three the three HTd/Acmsa בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 bemachaneh in the camp in an encampment HR/Ncbsc פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤁𐤅 vayisheavu and they drew and they drew liquid HC/Vqw3mp מַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa מִ/בּ֤וֹר 𐤌/𐤁𐤅𐤓 mibor from the well from a pit HR/Ncmsc בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of Bethlehem house of Beyt Lechem HNp לֶ֨חֶם֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem of bread bread Beyt Lechem HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that was that-which HTr בַּ/שַּׁ֔עַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 bashaar in the gate in the gate HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׂא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu and they carried and they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יָּבִ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and brought and they caused to enter HC/Vhw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֑יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn אָבָ֤ה 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah was willing he was willing HVqp3ms דָוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp לִ/שְׁתּוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕/𐤌 lishetotam to drink them to drink them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp וַ/יְנַסֵּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤊 vayenasekhe and he poured them out and he poured out HC/Vpw3ms אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp לַ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np
Verse 19 וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms חָלִילָ/ה֩ 𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤋/𐤄 chalilah far be it Far be such profaning! HTj/Sh לִּ֨/י 𐤋/𐤉 li from me HR/Sp1cs מֵ/אֱלֹהַ֜/י 𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 meelohay Mulimu (Lozi) before my God from my Mighty-One HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs מֵ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 measot to do to do HR/Vqc זֹ֗את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one HPdxfs הֲ/דַ֣ם 𐤄/𐤃𐤌 hadam the blood the blood HTi/Ncmsc הָ/אֲנָשִׁים֩ 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim of the men the men HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֨לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה 𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤄 esheteh shall I drink I will drink HVqi1cs בְ/נַפְשׁוֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅𐤕/𐤌 venafeshotam with their lives with their living-selves HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC בְ/נַפְשׁוֹתָ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅𐤕/𐤌 venafeshotam-2 with their lives with their living-selves HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp הֱבִיא֔וּ/ם 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅/𐤌 hevium they brought it they brought them in HVhp3cp/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn אָבָ֖ה 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah he was willing he was willing HVqp3ms לִ/שְׁתּוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕/𐤌 lishetotam to drink it to drink them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these things these ones HPdxcp עָשׂ֔וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu did they did HVqp3cp שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet the three three of HAcmsc הַ/גִּבּוֹרִֽים 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 hagiborim mighty men the mighty ones HTd/Aampa
Verse 22 בְּנָיָ֨ה 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄 benayah Benaiah Yahweh has built Benayah HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son son of HNcmsc יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada Jehoiada Yahweh has known Yehoyada HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsc חַ֛יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil valiant strength HNcmsa רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav mighty great HAamsc פְּעָלִ֖ים 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌 pealim in deeds works HNcmpa מִֽן 𐤌𐤍 min of from HR קַבְצְאֵ֑ל 𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤀𐤋 qavetseel Kabzeel El-Has-Gathered Qavetseel HNp ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms הִכָּ֗ה 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah struck he struck HVhp3ms אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שְׁנֵ֤י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc אֲרִיאֵל֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤀𐤋 ariel Ariel Lion of God Ariel HNp מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp וְ֠/הוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms יָרַ֞ד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yarad went down he went down HVqp3ms וְ/הִכָּ֧ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤄 vehikah and struck and he struck HC/Vhp3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אֲרִ֛י 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉 haari the lion the tearer HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בּ֖וֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤅𐤓 habor the pit the pit HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on day in the day of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּֽׁלֶג 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤂 hashaleg of snow the snow HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 23 וְ/הֽוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu And he and he HC/Pp3ms הִכָּה֩ 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah struck down he struck HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et an object-marker HTo הָ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish Egyptian the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/מִּצְרִ֜י 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 hamitseri man the Mitsrayite the Mitseri HTd/Ngmsa אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsc מִדָּ֣ה 𐤌𐤃𐤄 midah of great measured portion HNcfsa חָמֵ֣שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five five HAcfsa בָּ/אַמָּ֗ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤄 baamah cubits by a forearm-measure HRd/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/יַ֨ד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃 uveyad And in the hand and in the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc הַ/מִּצְרִ֤י 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 hamitseri-2 of the Egyptian the Mitsrayite the Mitseri HTd/Ngmsa חֲנִית֙ 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 chanit a spear set spear HNcfsa כִּ/מְנ֣וֹר 𐤊/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤓 kimenor like a like a plow-yoke beam HR/Ncmsc אֹרְגִ֔ים 𐤀𐤓𐤂𐤉𐤌 oregim weaver's weavers HVqrmpa וַ/יֵּ֥רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered and he went down and he descended HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms בַּ/שָּׁ֑בֶט 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈 bashavet with a staff with the staff-rod HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּגְזֹ֤ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤆𐤋 vayigezol and snatched and he forcibly seized HC/Vqw3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - object-marker HTo הַ/חֲנִית֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 hachanit the spear the set spear HTd/Ncfsa מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand from hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/מִּצְרִ֔י 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 hamitseri-3 of the Egyptian the Mitsrayite the Mitseri HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יַּהַרְגֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂/𐤄𐤅 vayaharegehu and killed him and he killed him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms בַּ/חֲנִיתֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕/𐤅 bachanito with his own spear with his spear HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms