1 Chronicles 11
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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גַּם־bothתְּמ֣וֹלyesterdayגַּם־as well asשִׁלְשׁ֗וֹםthree days agoגַּ֚םalsoבִּהְי֣וֹתwhen wasשָׁא֣וּלSaulמֶ֔לֶךְkingאַתָּ֛הyouהַמּוֹצִ֥יאwere the one who led outוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאand the one who broughtאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָGod yourלְךָ֗to youאַתָּ֨הyouתִרְעֶ֤הyou will shepherdאֶת־obj.עַמִּי֙people myאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְאַתָּה֙and youתִּהְיֶ֣הyou will beנָגִ֔ידrulerעַ֖לoverעַמִּ֥יpeople myיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַ֠יָּבֹאוּand they cameכָּל־allזִקְנֵ֨יthe elders ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsraelאֶל־toהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingחֶבְר֔וֹנָהHebron towardsוַיִּכְרֹת֩and he madeלָהֶ֨םto themדָּוִ֥ידDavidבְּרִ֛יתa covenantבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןat Hebronלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּand they anointedאֶת־obj.דָּוִ֤ידDavidלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙to kingעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכִּדְבַ֥רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּיַד־by the hand ofשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סSamuel
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he had saidדָּוִ֔ידDavidכָּל־anyמַכֵּ֤הone who strikes downיְבוּסִי֙of a Jebusiteבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הat the firstיִהְיֶ֥הhe will becomeלְרֹ֖אשׁinto a chiefוּלְשָׂ֑רand into a commanderוַיַּ֧עַלand he went upבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הat the firstיוֹאָ֥בJoabבֶּן־the son ofצְרוּיָ֖הZeruiahוַיְהִ֥יand he becameלְרֹֽאשׁ׃into a chief
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וְאֵ֨לֶּהand theseרָאשֵׁ֤יwere the chiefs ofהַגִּבּוֹרִים֙the mighty menאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoלְדָוִ֔ידbelonged to Davidהַמִּתְחַזְּקִ֨יםwho held stronglyעִמּ֧וֹwith himבְמַלְכוּת֛וֹin kingdom hisעִם־withכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹto make king himכִּדְבַ֥רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehעַל־onיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael
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וְאֵ֛לֶּהand theseמִסְפַּ֥רare the number ofהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםthe mighty menאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoלְדָוִ֑ידbelonged to Davidיָשָׁבְעָ֣םJashobeamבֶּן־a son ofחַכְמוֹנִ֗יa Hacmoniteרֹ֚אשׁwas the chief ofהַשָּׁ֣לִישִׁ֔יםthe officersהֽוּא־heעוֹרֵ֧רhe wieldedאֶת־obj.חֲנִית֛וֹspear hisעַל־onשְׁלֹשׁ־threeמֵא֥וֹתhundredsחָלָ֖לone slainבְּפַ֥עַםat a timeאֶחָֽת׃one
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הֽוּא־heהָיָ֨הhe wasעִם־withדָּוִ֜ידDavidבַּפַּ֣סat the Pasדַּמִּ֗יםDammimוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙and the Philistinesנֶאֱסְפוּ־they were gatheredשָׁ֣םthereלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הfor the battleוַתְּהִ֛יand it wasחֶלְקַ֥תthe portion ofהַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe fieldמְלֵאָ֣הfullשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםbarleysוְהָעָ֥םand the peopleנָ֖סוּthey fledמִפְּנֵ֥יfrom beforeפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃the Philistines
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וַיִּבְקְע֨וּand they broke throughהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הthe threeבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הin the camp ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־and they drewמַ֙יִם֙waterמִבּ֤וֹרfrom the well ofבֵּֽית־Beth-לֶ֙חֶם֙-lehemאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּשַּׁ֔עַרwas at the gateוַיִּשְׂא֖וּand they carried themוַיָּבִ֣אוּand they brought themאֶל־toדָּוִ֑ידDavidוְלֹֽא־and notאָבָ֤הhe was willingדָוִיד֙Davidלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םto drink themוַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְand he poured outאֹתָ֖םobj. themלַיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
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וַיֹּ֡אמֶרand he saidחָלִילָה֩far be itלִּ֨יto meמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יfrom God myמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתfrom doingזֹ֗אתthis thingהֲדַ֣ם¿ the blood ofהָאֲנָשִׁים֩the menהָאֵ֨לֶּהthe theseאֶשְׁתֶּ֤הwill I drinkבְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙by lives theirכִּ֣יforבְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣םby lives theirהֱבִיא֔וּםthey brought themוְלֹ֥אand notאָבָ֖הhe was willingלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םto drink themאֵ֣לֶּהthese thingsעָשׂ֔וּthey didשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתthe threeהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃the mighty men
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בְּנָיָ֨הBenaiahבֶן־the son ofיְהוֹיָדָ֧עJehoiadaבֶּן־was a son ofאִֽישׁ־a man ofחַ֛יִלstrengthרַב־great ofפְּעָלִ֖יםdeedsמִֽן־fromקַבְצְאֵ֑לKabzeelה֣וּאheהִכָּ֗הhe struck downאֵ֣תobj.שְׁנֵ֤יtwoאֲרִיאֵל֙Ariel ofמוֹאָ֔בMoabוְ֠הוּאand heיָרַ֞דhe went downוְהִכָּ֧הand he struck downאֶֽת־obj.הָאֲרִ֛יthe lionבְּת֥וֹךְin the midst ofהַבּ֖וֹרthe pitבְּי֥וֹםon the day ofהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃the snow
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וְהֽוּא־and heהִכָּה֩he struck downאֶת־obj.הָאִ֨ישׁthe manהַמִּצְרִ֜יthe Egyptianאִ֥ישׁa man ofמִדָּ֣ה׀statureחָמֵ֣שׁfiveבָּאַמָּ֗הby the cubitוּבְיַ֨דand was in the hand ofהַמִּצְרִ֤יthe Egyptianחֲנִית֙a spearכִּמְנ֣וֹרlike a beam ofאֹרְגִ֔יםweaversוַיֵּ֥רֶדand he went downאֵלָ֖יוto himבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטwith the clubוַיִּגְזֹ֤לand he tore awayאֶֽת־obj.הַחֲנִית֙the spearמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofהַמִּצְרִ֔יthe Egyptianוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּand he killed himבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃with own spear his
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