1 Chronicles 12:1 Go deeper
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. (KJV)
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וְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehand these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 1
הַבָּאִ֤יםha.ba.'Im[were] the [ones who] came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 3
דָּוִיד֙da.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 4
לְצִ֣יקְלַ֔גle.Tzi.ke.Lagto Ziklag
Lemma: צִקְלַג (tsiq.lag) · Strong's: H6860
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ziklag
Used 15 times. Also: Joshua 15:31, Joshua 19:5, 1 Samuel 27:6, 1 Samuel 30:1, 1 Samuel 30:14, 1 Samuel 30:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6860; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 5
ע֣וֹדodstill
Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: still
Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 6
עָצ֔וּר'a.Tzurkept back
Lemma: עָצַר (a.tsar) · Strong's: H6113
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to restrain
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 20:18, Numbers 16:48, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8, Deuteronomy 11:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6113; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 7
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Neifrom before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 8
שָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlSaul
Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saul
Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 9
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 10
קִ֑ישׁKishKish
Lemma: קִישׁ (qish) · Strong's: H7027G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Kish
Used 15 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:1, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 10:11, 1 Samuel 10:21, 1 Samuel 14:51, 2 Samuel 21:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7027G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 11
וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 12
בַּגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםba.gi.bo.Rim[were] among the warriors
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mighty man
Used 158 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 10:8, Genesis 10:9, Deuteronomy 10:17, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1368; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 13
עֹזְרֵ֖י'o.ze.Rei[who] helped of
Lemma: עָזַר (a.zar) · Strong's: H5826
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to help
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 49:25, Deuteronomy 32:38, Joshua 1:14, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:6, Joshua 10:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5826; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 14
הַמִּלְחָמָֽה\׃ha.mil.cha.Mahthe war
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:1 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now these [were] the [men] | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| who came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| at Ziklag | → | צִקְלַג H6860 Ziklag |
| while | → | עוֹד H5750 still |
| he was still banished | → | עָצַר H6113 to restrain |
| from the presence | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Kish | → | קִישׁ H7027G Kish |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| were among the mighty men | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| who helped him | → | עָזַר H5826 to help |
| in battle | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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