1 Chronicles 12

Warriors from all tribes of Israel, including Gadites, Manasseh, Benjamin, and Judah, join David at Ziklag, Hebron, and other places, demonstrating their loyalty and combat skills. The chapter culminates in a great feast at Hebron with abundant provisions, as Israel unites under David as king.[1][2][3][5]

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וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin And from and from HC/R הַ/גָּדִ֡י 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤉 hagadi the Gadites the Gadite the Gadi HTd/Ngmsa נִבְדְּל֣וּ 𐤍𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅 nivedelu separated themselves were set apart HVNp3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִיד֩ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp לַ/מְצַ֨ד 𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤃 lametsad to the stronghold to the ambush-stronghold HRd/Ncfsa מִדְבָּ֜רָ/ה 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤄 midebarah in the wilderness her grazing-wilderness HNcmsa/Sd גִּבֹּרֵ֣י 𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉 giborey mighty men mighty ones of HAampc הַ/חַ֗יִל 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤋 hachayil of valor the strength HTd/Ncmsa אַנְשֵׁ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men men of HNcmpc צָבָא֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tsava of army service-host HNcbsa לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah for battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa עֹרְכֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤉 orekhey arrayed arrangers of HVqrmpc צִנָּ֖ה 𐤑𐤍𐤄 tsinah shield large body-shield HNcfsa וָ/רֹ֑מַח 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤇 varomach and spear and thrusting spear HC/Ncmsa וּ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉 ufeney and faces and faces of HC/Ncbpc אַרְיֵה֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh of lion tearer-lion HNcmsa פְּנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 peneyhem their faces their faces HNcbpc/Sp3mp וְ/כִ/צְבָאיִ֥ם 𐤅/𐤊/𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 vekhitsevayim and like armies and like gazelles HC/R/Ncbpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הֶ/הָרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains the mountains HTd/Ncmpa לְ/מַהֵֽר 𐤋/𐤌𐤄𐤓 lemaher nimble to hasten urgently HR/Vpc
Verse 16
אֵ֣לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp הֵ֗ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they HPp3mp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr עָבְר֤וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 averu crossed over they crossed over HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et over object-marker HTo הַ/יַּרְדֵּן֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np בַּ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) in the month in the new-moon cycle HRd/Ncmsa הָ/רִאשׁ֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 harishon the first the foremost one HTd/Aomsa וְ/ה֥וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and-it and he HC/Pp3ms מְמַלֵּ֖א 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤀 memale was filling one who fills HVprmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc גדיתי/ו 𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤅 gdytyv its banks his riverbanks HNcfpc/Sp3ms גְּדוֹתָ֑י/ו 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 gedotayv its banks his cut-formed riverbanks HNcfpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּבְרִ֨יחוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇𐤅 vayaverichu and-they-put-to-flight and they put to flight HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc הָ֣/עֲמָקִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌 haamaqim the valleys the deep valleys HTd/Ncmpa לַ/מִּזְרָ֖ח 𐤋/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇 lamizerach to the east to the sunrise-place HRd/Ncmsa וְ/לַֽ/מַּעֲרָֽב 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤁 velamaarav and to the west and to the sunset-region HC/Rd/Ncmsa
Verse 18
וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms דָוִיד֮ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp לִ/פְנֵי/הֶם֒ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וַ/יַּ֨עַן֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and he answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC לְ/שָׁל֞וֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom in peace for wholeness HR/Ncmsa בָּאתֶ֤ם 𐤁𐤀𐤕𐤌 batem you have come you came HVqp2mp אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs לְ/עָזְרֵ֔/נִי 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤍𐤉 leazereni to help me to help me HR/Vqc/Sp1cs יִֽהְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it will be he will come to be HVqi3ms לִּ֧/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs עֲלֵי/כֶ֛ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp לֵבָ֖ב 𐤋𐤁𐤁 levav heart heart of HNcmsa לְ/יָ֑חַד 𐤋/𐤉𐤇𐤃 leyachad together into unity HR/Ncmsa וְ/אִֽם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if and if HC/C לְ/רַמּוֹתַ֣/נִי 𐤋/𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤍𐤉 leramotani to deceive me to betray me HR/Vpc/Sp1cs לְ/צָרַ֗/י 𐤋/𐤑𐤓/𐤉 letsaray my enemies to my constrictors HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/לֹ֤א 𐤁/𐤋𐤀 belo without without HR/Tn חָמָס֙ 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence violent wrongdoing HNcmsa בְּ/כַפַּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤉 bekhapay in my hands in my cupped palms HR/Ncfdc/Sp1cs יֵ֛רֶא 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yere he will see seer of HVqi3ms אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc אֲבוֹתֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our fathers our fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cp וְ/יוֹכַֽח 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤇 veyokhach and he will vindicate and he will render judgment HC/Vhi3ms
Verse 19
וְ/ר֣וּחַ 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇 verucha Roho (Swahili) and spirit and wind-of HC/Ncbsa לָבְשָׁ֗ה 𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤄 laveshah clothed she clothed herself HVqp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [[direct object marker]] object-marker HTo עֲמָשַׂי֮ 𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤉 amasay Amasai Burden-Bearer Amasay HNp רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh chief head HNcmsc ה/שלושים 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 hshlvshym of the thirty the thirty HTd/Acbpa הַ/שָּׁלִישִׁים֒ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌 hashalishim the captains the thirty HTd/Acbpa לְ/ךָ֤ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms דָוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp וְ/עִמְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 veimekha and with you and with you HC/R/Sp2ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son son of HNcmsc יִשַׁ֔י 𐤉𐤔𐤉 yishay of Jesse Yishay Yishay HNp שָׁל֨וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace wholeness HNcmsa שָׁל֜וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom-2 peace wholeness HNcmsa לְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2 to you HR/Sp2ms וְ/שָׁלוֹם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 veshalom and peace in wholeness HC/Ncmsa לְ/עֹ֣זְרֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤊 leozerekha to your helpers to your helper HR/Vqrmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עֲזָרְ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤊 azarekha helps you he has helped you HVqp3ms/Sp2ms אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms וַ/יְקַבְּלֵ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤋/𐤌 vayeqabelem and received them and he received them HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp דָּוִ֔יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤌 vayitenem and made them and he gave them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp בְּ/רָאשֵׁ֥י 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 berashey heads in heads of HR/Ncmpc הַ/גְּדֽוּד 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃 hagedud of the band the raiding band HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 20
וּ/מִֽ/מְּנַשֶּׁ֞ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 umimenasheh from Manasseh and from Forgetting-One and from Menasheh HC/R/Np נָפְל֣וּ 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 nafelu fell away they fell HVqp3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon HR דָּוִ֗יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/בֹא֨/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤀/𐤅 bevoo when he came in his coming HR/Vqc/Sp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR פְּלִשְׁתִּ֧ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 against upon HR שָׁא֛וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to the battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn עֲזָרֻ֑/ם 𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤌 azarum did they help them they helped them HVqp3cp/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC בְ/עֵצָ֗ה 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤄 veetsah on counsel deliberated counsel HR/Ncfsa שִׁלְּחֻ֜/הוּ 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤄𐤅 shilechuhu sent him away they dispatched him HVpp3cp/Sp3ms סַרְנֵ֤י 𐤎𐤓𐤍𐤉 sareney lords of Philistine rulers of HNcmpc פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc בְּ/רָאשֵׁ֕י/נוּ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉/𐤍𐤅 berasheynu in our heads in our heads HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cp יִפּ֖וֹל 𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤋 yipol he will fall he will fall HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֲדֹנָ֥י/ו 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤅 adonayv his lord his lords HNcmpc/Sp3ms שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp
Verse 21
בְּ/לֶכְתּ֣/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤅 belekheto as he went in his going HR/Vqc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR צִֽיקְלַ֗ג 𐤑𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤂 tsiqelag Ziklag Tsiqlag Tsiqelag HNp נָפְל֣וּ 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 nafelu fell they fell HVqp3cp עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv to him upon him HR/Sp3ms מִֽ/מְּנַשֶּׁ֡ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 mimenasheh from Manasseh from Forget-Causer from Menasheh HR/Np עַ֠דְנַח 𐤏𐤃𐤍𐤇 adenach Adnah Adnah Adenah HNp וְ/יוֹזָבָ֤ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤃 veyozavad and Jozabad and YHWH-has-bestowed and Yozavad HC/Np וִ/ידִֽיעֲאֵל֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤀𐤋 vidiael and Jediael And God-knows and Yediael HC/Np וּ/מִיכָאֵ֣ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤀𐤋 umikhael and Michael and Who-is-like-El and Mikhael HC/Np וְ/יוֹזָבָ֔ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤃 veyozavad-2 and Jozabad and YHWH-has-bestowed and Yozavad HC/Np וֶ/אֱלִיה֖וּא 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀 veelihu and Elihu and My-God-is-He and Elihu HC/Np וְ/צִלְּתָ֑י 𐤅/𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉 vetsiletay and Zillethai and My-Shadow and Tsiletay HC/Np רָאשֵׁ֥י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey heads heads of HNcmpc הָ/אֲלָפִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 haalafim of the thousands the thousands HTd/Acbpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לִ/מְנַשֶּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 limenasheh of Manasseh to the Forget-Causer to Menasheh HR/Np
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Verse 39
כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal All entirety of HNcmsc אֵ֜לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men men of HNcmpc מִלְחָמָה֮ 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah of war armed conflict HNcfsa עֹדְרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉 oderey arrayed arrangers of HVqrmpc מַעֲרָכָה֒ 𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤄 maarakhah for battle ordered formation HNcfsa בְּ/לֵבָ֤ב 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁 belevav with perfect heart whole, intact HR/Ncmsa שָׁלֵם֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤌 shalem perfect whole, intact HAamsa בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau came they came HVqp3cp חֶבְר֔וֹנָ/ה 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍/𐤄 cheveronah to Hebron toward Alliance-Place Cheveron HNp/Sd לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊 lehamelikhe to make king to make king HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo דָּוִ֖יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ֠/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 all entirety of HNcmsc שֵׁרִ֧ית 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤕 sherit rest remnant of HNcfsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֵ֥ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart inner core of HNcmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊 lehamelikhe-2 to make king to make king HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo דָּוִֽיד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp
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וְ/גַ֣ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta הַ/קְּרֽוֹבִים 𐤄/𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 haqerovim the near ones the near ones HTd/Aampa אֲ֠לֵי/הֶם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to HR יִשָׂשכָ֨ר 𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 yisashkhar Issachar He-Brings-Reward Yisashkhar HNp וּ/זְבֻל֜וּן 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤍 uzevulun and Zebulun and Exalted-Dwelling and Zevulun HC/Np וְ/נַפְתָּלִ֗י 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 venafetali and Naphtali and My-Wrestling and Nafetali HC/Np מְבִיאִ֣ים 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 meviim bringing the ones bringing in HVhrmpa לֶ֡חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa בַּ/חֲמוֹרִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 bachamorim on donkeys on the male donkeys HRd/Ncbpa וּ/בַ/גְּמַלִּ֣ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤌 uvagemalim and on camels and on camels HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/פְּרָדִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 uvaperadim and on mules and on the mules HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּֽ/בַ/בָּקָ֡ר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvabaqar and on oxen and in the cattle HC/Rd/Ncbsa מַאֲכָ֡ל 𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤋 maakhal food food HNcmsa קֶ֠מַח 𐤒𐤌𐤇 qemach meal milled flour HNcmsa דְּבֵלִ֨ים 𐤃𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 develim cakes of figs pressed fig-cakes HNcfpa וְ/צִמּוּקִ֧ים 𐤅/𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤉𐤌 vetsimuqim and clusters of raisins and dried-grape cakes HC/Ncmpa וְ/יַֽיִן 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤍 veyayin and wine and wine HC/Ncmsa וְ/שֶׁ֛מֶן 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍 veshemen and oil and rich oil HC/Ncmsa וּ/בָקָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvaqar and oxen and cattle HC/Ncbsa וְ/צֹ֖אן 𐤅/𐤑𐤀𐤍 vetson and sheep and small-livestock flock HC/Ncbsa לָ/רֹ֑ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov in abundance to abundance HR/Ncbsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שִׂמְחָ֖ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah joy glad rejoicing HNcfsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np