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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And from the Gadites separated themselves to David to the stronghold in the wilderness mighty men of valor men of army for battle arrayed shield and spear and faces of lion their faces and like armies on the mountains nimble
9 וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin And from HC/R הַ/גָּדִ֡י 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤉 hagadi the Gadites HTd/Ngmsa נִבְדְּל֣וּ 𐤍𐤁𐤃𐤋𐤅 nivedelu separated themselves HVNp3cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR דָּוִיד֩ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp לַ/מְצַ֨ד 𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤃 lametsad to the stronghold HRd/Ncfsa מִדְבָּ֜רָ/ה 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤄 midebarah in the wilderness HNcmsa/Sd גִּבֹּרֵ֣י 𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉 giborey mighty men HAampc הַ/חַ֗יִל 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤋 hachayil of valor HTd/Ncmsa אַנְשֵׁ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men HNcmpc צָבָא֙ 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tsava of army HNcbsa לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah for battle HRd/Ncfsa עֹרְכֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤉 orekhey arrayed HVqrmpc צִנָּ֖ה 𐤑𐤍𐤄 tsinah shield HNcfsa וָ/רֹ֑מַח 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤇 varomach and spear HC/Ncmsa וּ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉 ufeney and faces HC/Ncbpc אַרְיֵה֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh of lion HNcmsa פְּנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 peneyhem their faces HNcbpc/Sp3mp וְ/כִ/צְבָאיִ֥ם 𐤅/𐤊/𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 vekhitsevayim and like armies HC/R/Ncbpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR הֶ/הָרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 heharim the mountains HTd/Ncmpa לְ/מַהֵֽר 𐤋/𐤌𐤄𐤓 lemaher nimble HR/Vpc
and he went out David before them and he answered and he said to them if in peace you have come to me to help me it will be for me upon you heart together but if to deceive me my enemies without violence in my hands he will see God our fathers and he will vindicate
18 וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and he went out HC/Vqw3ms דָוִיד֮ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp לִ/פְנֵי/הֶם֒ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וַ/יַּ֨עַן֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and he answered HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC לְ/שָׁל֞וֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom in peace HR/Ncmsa בָּאתֶ֤ם 𐤁𐤀𐤕𐤌 batem you have come HVqp2mp אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/עָזְרֵ֔/נִי 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤍𐤉 leazereni to help me HR/Vqc/Sp1cs יִֽהְיֶה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it will be HVqi3ms לִּ֧/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs עֲלֵי/כֶ֛ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem upon you HR/Sp2mp לֵבָ֖ב 𐤋𐤁𐤁 levav heart HNcmsa לְ/יָ֑חַד 𐤋/𐤉𐤇𐤃 leyachad together HR/Ncmsa וְ/אִֽם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if HC/C לְ/רַמּוֹתַ֣/נִי 𐤋/𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤍𐤉 leramotani to deceive me HR/Vpc/Sp1cs לְ/צָרַ֗/י 𐤋/𐤑𐤓/𐤉 letsaray my enemies HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/לֹ֤א 𐤁/𐤋𐤀 belo without HR/Tn חָמָס֙ 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence HNcmsa בְּ/כַפַּ֔/י 𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤉 bekhapay in my hands HR/Ncfdc/Sp1cs יֵ֛רֶא 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yere he will see HVqi3ms אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpc אֲבוֹתֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our fathers HNcmpc/Sp1cp וְ/יוֹכַֽח 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤊𐤇 veyokhach and he will vindicate HC/Vhi3ms
and spirit clothed [[direct object marker]] Amasai chief of the thirty the captains to you David and with you son of Jesse peace peace to you and peace to your helpers for helps you your God and received them David and made them heads of the band
19 וְ/ר֣וּחַ 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇 verucha Roho (Swahili) and spirit HC/Ncbsa לָבְשָׁ֗ה 𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤄 laveshah clothed HVqp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [[direct object marker]] HTo עֲמָשַׂי֮ 𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤉 amasay Amasai HNp רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh chief HNcmsc ה/שלושים 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 hshlvshym of the thirty HTd/Acbpa הַ/שָּׁלִישִׁים֒ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌 hashalishim the captains HTd/Acbpa לְ/ךָ֤ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms דָוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp וְ/עִמְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 veimekha and with you HC/R/Sp2ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son HNcmsc יִשַׁ֔י 𐤉𐤔𐤉 yishay of Jesse HNp שָׁל֨וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace HNcmsa שָׁל֜וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom-2 peace HNcmsa לְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2 to you HR/Sp2ms וְ/שָׁלוֹם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 veshalom and peace HC/Ncmsa לְ/עֹ֣זְרֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤊 leozerekha to your helpers HR/Vqrmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC עֲזָרְ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤊 azarekha helps you HVqp3ms/Sp2ms אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God HNcmpc/Sp2ms וַ/יְקַבְּלֵ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤋/𐤌 vayeqabelem and received them HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp דָּוִ֔יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David HNp וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤌 vayitenem and made them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp בְּ/רָאשֵׁ֥י 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 berashey heads HR/Ncmpc הַ/גְּדֽוּד 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃 hagedud of the band HTd/Ncmsa
from Manasseh fell away to David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to the battle but not did they help them for on counsel sent him away lords of Philistines saying in our heads he will fall to his lord Saul
20 וּ/מִֽ/מְּנַשֶּׁ֞ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 umimenasheh from Manasseh HC/R/Np נָפְל֣וּ 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 nafelu fell away HVqp3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR דָּוִ֗יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp בְּ/בֹא֨/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤀/𐤅 bevoo when he came HR/Vqc/Sp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR פְּלִשְׁתִּ֧ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines HNgmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 against HR שָׁא֛וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul HNp לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to the battle HRd/Ncfsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not HC/Tn עֲזָרֻ֑/ם 𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤌 azarum did they help them HVqp3cp/Sp3mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC בְ/עֵצָ֗ה 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤄 veetsah on counsel HR/Ncfsa שִׁלְּחֻ֜/הוּ 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤄𐤅 shilechuhu sent him away HVpp3cp/Sp3ms סַרְנֵ֤י 𐤎𐤓𐤍𐤉 sareney lords of HNcmpc פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines HNgmpa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc בְּ/רָאשֵׁ֕י/נוּ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉/𐤍𐤅 berasheynu in our heads HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cp יִפּ֖וֹל 𐤉𐤐𐤅𐤋 yipol he will fall HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אֲדֹנָ֥י/ו 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤅 adonayv his lord HNcmpc/Sp3ms שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul HNp
All these men of war arrayed for battle with perfect heart perfect came to Hebron to make king (direct object marker) David over all Israel and also all rest of Israel heart one to make king (direct object marker) David
39 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal All HNcmsc אֵ֜לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these HPdxcp אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men HNcmpc מִלְחָמָה֮ 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah of war HNcfsa עֹדְרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤃𐤓𐤉 oderey arrayed HVqrmpc מַעֲרָכָה֒ 𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤄 maarakhah for battle HNcfsa בְּ/לֵבָ֤ב 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁 belevav with perfect heart HR/Ncmsa שָׁלֵם֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤌 shalem perfect HAamsa בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau came HVqp3cp חֶבְר֔וֹנָ/ה 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍/𐤄 cheveronah to Hebron HNp/Sd לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊 lehamelikhe to make king HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo דָּוִ֖יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp וְ֠/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 all HNcmsc שֵׁרִ֧ית 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤕 sherit rest HNcfsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel HNp לֵ֥ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart HNcmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊 lehamelikhe-2 to make king HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) HTo דָּוִֽיד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David HNp
and also the near ones to them as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali bringing bread on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen food meal cakes of figs and clusters of raisins and wine and oil and oxen and sheep in abundance for joy in Israel
41 וְ/גַ֣ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta הַ/קְּרֽוֹבִים 𐤄/𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 haqerovim the near ones HTd/Aampa אֲ֠לֵי/הֶם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them HR/Sp3mp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as HR יִשָׂשכָ֨ר 𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 yisashkhar Issachar HNp וּ/זְבֻל֜וּן 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤍 uzevulun and Zebulun HC/Np וְ/נַפְתָּלִ֗י 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 venafetali and Naphtali HC/Np מְבִיאִ֣ים 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 meviim bringing HVhrmpa לֶ֡חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread HNcbsa בַּ/חֲמוֹרִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 bachamorim on donkeys HRd/Ncbpa וּ/בַ/גְּמַלִּ֣ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤌 uvagemalim and on camels HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/פְּרָדִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 uvaperadim and on mules HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּֽ/בַ/בָּקָ֡ר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvabaqar and on oxen HC/Rd/Ncbsa מַאֲכָ֡ל 𐤌𐤀𐤊𐤋 maakhal food HNcmsa קֶ֠מַח 𐤒𐤌𐤇 qemach meal HNcmsa דְּבֵלִ֨ים 𐤃𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 develim cakes of figs HNcfpa וְ/צִמּוּקִ֧ים 𐤅/𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤉𐤌 vetsimuqim and clusters of raisins HC/Ncmpa וְ/יַֽיִן 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤍 veyayin and wine HC/Ncmsa וְ/שֶׁ֛מֶן 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤍 veshemen and oil HC/Ncmsa וּ/בָקָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvaqar and oxen HC/Ncbsa וְ/צֹ֖אן 𐤅/𐤑𐤀𐤍 vetson and sheep HC/Ncbsa לָ/רֹ֑ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov in abundance HR/Ncbsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC שִׂמְחָ֖ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah joy HNcfsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel HR/Np
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