1 Chronicles 5
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וּבְנֵ֨יand the sons ofרְאוּבֵ֥ןReubenבְּכֽוֹר־the firstborn ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Israelכִּ֣יforה֣וּאheהַבְּכוֹר֒was the firstbornוּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙and when profaned heיְצוּעֵ֣יthe beds ofאָבִ֔יוfather hisנִתְּנָה֙it was givenבְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹbirthright hisלִבְנֵ֥יto the sons ofיוֹסֵ֖ףJosephבֶּן־the son ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְלֹ֥אand notלְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂto have themselves enrolledלַבְּכֹרָֽה׃to the birthright
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בְּנֵֽי־the descendants ofרְאוּבֵ֨ןReubenוְגָדִ֜יand the Gaditesוַחֲצִ֥יand the half ofשֵֽׁבֶט־the tribe ofמְנַשֶּׁה֮Manassehמִן־fromבְּנֵי־the sons ofחַיִל֒strengthאֲ֠נָשִׁיםmenנֹשְׂאֵ֨יwho carriedמָגֵ֤ןof shieldוְחֶ֙רֶב֙and swordוְדֹ֣רְכֵיand who bentקֶ֔שֶׁתof a bowוּלְמוּדֵ֖יand who were trained ofמִלְחָמָ֑הwarfareאַרְבָּעִ֨יםfortyוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הand fourאֶ֛לֶףthousandוּשְׁבַע־and sevenמֵא֥וֹתhundredsוְשִׁשִּׁ֖יםand sixtyיֹצְאֵ֥יthose who went forth ofצָבָֽא׃war
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וַיֵּעָזְר֣וּand they were helpedעֲלֵיהֶ֔םon themוַיִּנָּתְנ֤וּand they were givenבְיָדָם֙in hand theirהַֽהַגְרִיאִ֔יםthe Hagritesוְכֹ֖לand allשֶׁ֣עִמָּהֶ֑םthose who were with themכִּ֠יforלֵאלֹהִ֤יםto Godזָעֲקוּ֙they had cried outבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הin the battleוְנַעְתּ֥וֹרand he was entreatedלָהֶ֖םby themכִּי־forבָ֥טְחוּthey trustedבֽוֹ׃in him
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וַיִּשְׁבּ֣וּand they took captiveמִקְנֵיהֶ֗םlivestock theirגְּֽמַלֵּיהֶ֞םcamels theirחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםfiftyאֶ֙לֶף֙thousandוְצֹ֗אןand sheepמָאתַ֤יִםtwo hundredוַחֲמִשִּׁים֙and fiftyאֶ֔לֶףthousandוַחֲמוֹרִ֖יםand donkeysאַלְפָּ֑יִםtwo thousandוְנֶ֥פֶשׁand persons ofאָדָ֖םhumankindמֵ֥אָהone hundredאָֽלֶף׃thousand
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וְאֵ֖לֶּהand theseרָאשֵׁ֣יwere the chiefs ofבֵית־the house ofאֲבוֹתָ֑םancestors theirוְעֵ֡פֶרand Epherוְיִשְׁעִ֡יand Ishiוֶאֱלִיאֵ֡לand Elielוְ֠עַזְרִיאֵלand Azrielוְיִרְמְיָ֨הand Jeremiahוְהוֹדַוְיָ֜הand Hodaviahוְיַחְדִּיאֵ֗לand Jahdielאֲנָשִׁים֙menגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיmighty ofחַ֔יִלstrengthאַנְשֵׁ֣יmen ofשֵׁמ֔וֹתnamesרָאשִׁ֖יםchiefsלְבֵ֥יתof the house ofאֲבוֹתָֽם׃ancestors their
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וַיָּעַר֩and he stirred upאֱלֹהֵ֨יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelאֶת־obj.ר֣וּחַ׀the spirit ofפּ֣וּלPulמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁ֗וּרAssyriaוְאֶת־and obj.ר֙וּחַ֙the spirit ofתִּלְּגַ֤תTiglath-פִּלְנֶ֙סֶר֙pileserמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofאַשּׁ֔וּרAssyriaוַיַּגְלֵם֙and he took into exile themלָראוּבֵנִ֣יto the Reubenitesוְלַגָּדִ֔יand to the Gaditesוְלַחֲצִ֖יand to the half ofשֵׁ֣בֶטthe tribe ofמְנַשֶּׁ֑הManassehוַ֠יְבִיאֵםand he brought themלַחְלַ֨חto Halahוְחָב֤וֹרand Haborוְהָרָא֙and Haraוּנְהַ֣רand the river ofגּוֹזָ֔ןGozanעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this
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