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Now
these are the ones who
came to
David at
Ziklag, while he was
still restricted because * of
Saul the
son of
Kish; and they were among the
mighty men who
helped him in
war.
dw{[ g;l.qyic.l dyiw'D -l,a ~yia'B;h h,Lea.w ? ~yirw{BiG;B h'Meh.w vyiq -n,B l.Wa'v yen.Pim r.Wc'[ ? h'm'x.liM;h yer.z{[
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They were
equipped with
bows, using both the
right hand and the
left to sling
stones and to shoot
arrows from the
bow; they were
Saul's kinsmen from
Benjamin.
~yin'b]a'B ~yilaim.f;m.W ~yinyim.y;m t,v,q yeq.v{n ? !im'y.niBim l.Wa'v yex]aem t,v'Q;B ~yiCix;b.W
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The
chief was
Ahiezer, then
Joash, the
sons of
Shemaah the
Gibeathite; and
Jeziel and
Pelet, the
sons of
Azmaveth, and
Beracah and
Jehu the
Anathothite,
yit'[.biG;h h'['m.V;h yen.B v'aw{y.w r,z,[yix]a va{r'h ? a.Whey.w h'k'r.b.W t,w'm.z;[ yen.B j,l,p'w lea.Wzyiw ? yit{t.N]['h
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and
Ishmaiah the
Gibeonite, a
mighty man among the
thirty, and
over the
thirty. Then
Jeremiah,
Jahaziel,
Johanan,
Jozabad the
Gederathite,
~yiv{l.V;h -l;[.w ~yiv{l.V;B rw{BiG yinw{[.biG;h h'y.[;m.vIy.w
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Eluzai,
Jerimoth,
Bealiah,
Shemariah,
Shephatiah the
Haruphite,
yit'red.G;h d'b'zw{y.w !'n'xw{y.w leayiz]x;y.w h'y.m.rIy.w
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Elkanah,
Isshiah,
Azarel,
Joezer,
Jashobeam, the
Korahites,
.Wh'y.j;p.v.W .Wh'y.r;m.v.W h'y.l;[.b.W tw{myiryiw y;z.W[.l,a ? yipyir]x;h
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and
Joelah and
Zebadiah, the
sons of
Jeroham of
Gedor.
~'[.b'v'y.w r,z,[w{y.w lea.r;z][;w .Wh'YiVIy.w h'n'q.l,a ? ~yix.r'Q;h
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From the
Gadites there
came over to
David in the
stronghold in the
wilderness,
mighty men of
valor,
men trained for
war, who could
handle shield and
spear, and whose
faces were like the
faces of
lions, and they were as
swift as the
gazelles on the
mountains.
rw{d.G;h -nim ~'x{r.y yen.B h'y.d;b.z.W h'lae[w{y.w
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Ezer was the
first,
Obadiah the
second,
Eliab the
third,
h'r'B.dim d;c.m;l dyiw'D -l,a .Wl.D.bin yid'G;h -nim.W ? yek.r{[ h'm'x.liM;l a'b'c yev.n;a lIy;x;h yer{BiG ? ~Iya'b.cik.w ~,hyen.P hey.r;a yen.p.W x;m{r'w h'Nic ? reh;m.l ~yir'h,h -l;[
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Mishmannah the
fourth,
Jeremiah the
fifth,
yivil.V;h b'ayil/a yineV;h h'y.d;b{[ va{r'h r,ze[
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Attai the
sixth,
Eliel the
seventh,
yivim]x;h h'y.m.rIy yi[yib.r'h h'N;m.vim
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Johanan the
eighth,
Elzabad the
ninth,
yi[ib.V;h leayil/a yiViV;h y;T;[
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Jeremiah the
tenth,
Machbannai the
eleventh *.
yi[yiv.T;h d'b'z.l,a yinyim.V;h !'n'xw{y
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These of the
sons of
Gad were
captains of the
army; he who was
least was equal to a
hundred and the
greatest to a
thousand.
r'f'[ yeT.v;[ y;N;B.k;m yiryif]['h .Wh'y.m.rIy
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These are the
ones who crossed the
Jordan in the
first month when it was
overflowing * all its
banks and they
put to
flight all those in the
valleys, both to the
east and to the
west.
h'aem.l d'x,a a'b'C;h yeva'r d'g -yen.Bim h,Lea ? @,l'a.l lw{d'G;h.w !'j'Q;h
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Then
some of the
sons of
Benjamin and
Judah came to the
stronghold to
David.
v,d{x;B !eD.r;Y;h -t,a .Wr.b'[ r,v]a ~eh h,Lea ? wy't{ydiG -l'K -l;[ aeL;m.m a.Wh.w !w{vair'h ? b'r][;M;l.w x'r.ziM;l ~yiq'm]['h -l'K -t,a .Wxyir.b;Y;w
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David went out to
meet them, and
said to them,
"If you
come peacefully to me to
help me, my
heart shall be
united with you; but
if to
betray me to my
adversaries, since there is
no wrong in my
hands, may the
God of our
fathers look on it and
decide."
d'c.m;l -d;[ h'd.Whyiw !im'y.nib yen.B -nim .Wa{b'Y;w ? dyiw'd.l
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Then the
Spirit came upon
Amasai, who was the
chief of the
thirty, and he said, "We are yours, O
David, And with you, O
son of
Jesse!
Peace,
peace to you, And
peace to him who
helps you;
Indeed, your
God helps you!" Then
David received them and
made them
captains of the
band.
~,h'l r,ma{Y;w !;[;Y;w ~,hyen.pil dyiw'd aeceY;w ? yiL -h,y.hIy yiner.z'[.l y;lea ~,ta'B ~w{l'v.l -mia ? y;r'c.l yin;tw{M;r.l -mia.w d;x'y.l b'bel ~,kyel][ ? x;kw{y.w .Wnyetw{b]a yeh{l/a a,rey y;P;k.B s'm'x a{l.B
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From
Manasseh also
some defected to
David when he was about to
go to
battle with the
Philistines against Saul. But they did not
help them, for the
lords of the
Philistines after
consultation sent him
away,
saying, "At the cost of our
heads he may
defect to his
master Saul."
~yivw{l.V;h va{r y;f'm][ -t,a h'v.b'l ;x.Wr.w ? ~w{l'v ~w{l'v y;vIy -n,b '$.Mi[.w dyiw'd '$.l ? ~el.B;q.y;w '$y,h{l/a '$.r'z][ yiK '$,r.z{[.l ~w{l'v.w '$.l ? d.Wd.G;h yeva'r.B ~en.TiY;w dyiw'D
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As he
went to
Ziklag there
defected to him from
Manasseh:
Adnah,
Jozabad,
Jediael,
Michael,
Jozabad,
Elihu and
Zillethai,
captains of
thousands who belonged to
Manasseh.
~yiT.vil.P -mi[ w{a{b.B dyiw'D -l;[ .Wl.p'n h,V;n.Mim.W ? h'ce[.b yiK ~Ur'z][ a{l.w h'm'x.liM;l l.Wa'v -l;[ ? .Wnyeva'r.B r{mael ~yiT.vil.p yen.r;s .WhUx.Liv ? l.Wa'v wy'n{d]a -l,a lw{PIy
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They
helped David against the
band of
raiders, for they were
all mighty men of
valor, and were
captains in the
army.
h,V;n.Mim wy'l'[ .Wl.p'n g;l.qyic -l,a w{T.k,l.B ? d'b'zw{y.w lea'kyim.W lea][yidyiw d'b'zw{y.w x;n.d;[ ? h,V;n.mil r,v]a ~yip'l]a'h yeva'r y't.Lic.w a.Whyil/a,w
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For
day by
day men
came to
David to
help him,
until there was a
great army like the
army of
God.
yerw{Big -yiK d.Wd.G;h -l;[ dyiw'D -mi[ .Wr.z'[ h'Meh.w ? a'b'C;B ~yir'f .Wy.hiY;w ~'LUK lIy;x