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And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; (KJV)
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וּמִן\־u.min-and some of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 1
הַגָּדִ֡יha.ga.Dithe Gadite[s]
Lemma: גָּדִי (ga.di) · Strong's: H1425
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Gad
Used 16 times. Also: Numbers 34:14, Deuteronomy 3:12, Deuteronomy 3:16, Deuteronomy 4:43, Deuteronomy 29:8, Joshua 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1425; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 2
נִבְדְּל֣וּniv.de.Luthey separated themselves
Lemma: בָּדַל (ba.dal) · Strong's: H0914
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to separate
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0914; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 3
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 12:8 word 4
דָּוִיד֩da.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 12:8 word 5
לַמְצַ֨דlam.Tzadto the fortress
Lemma: מְצָד (me.tsad) · Strong's: H4679
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: stronghold
Used 11 times. Also: Judges 6:2, 1 Samuel 23:14, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 23:29, 1 Chronicles 11:7, 1 Chronicles 12:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4679; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 6
מִדְבָּ֜רָהmid.Ba.rah[the] wilderness towards
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 7
גִּבֹּרֵ֣יgi.bo.Rei[the] mighty [men] of
Lemma: גִּבּוֹר (gib.bor) · Strong's: H1368
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 12:8 word 8
הַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yil<the> strength
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strength
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 24:18, Deuteronomy 3:18, Joshua 1:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 9
אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Sheimen of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 10
צָבָא֙tza.Va'war
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: army: war
Used 42 times. Also: Numbers 1:3, Numbers 1:20, Numbers 1:22, Numbers 1:24, Numbers 1:26, Numbers 1:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 11
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.Mahfor <the> battle
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 12:8 word 12
עֹרְכֵ֥י'o.re.Kheipreparing of
Lemma: עָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H6186A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to arrange
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:8, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 40:4, Exodus 40:23, Leviticus 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6186A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 13
צִנָּ֖הtzi.Nahshield
Lemma: צִנָּה (tsin.nah) · Strong's: H6793C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: shield
Used 20 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:7, 1 Samuel 17:41, 1 Kings 10:16, 1 Chronicles 12:24, 1 Chronicles 12:34, 2 Chronicles 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6793C; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 14
וָרֹ֑מַחva.Ro.machand spear
Lemma: רֹ֫מַח (ro.mach) · Strong's: H7420
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: spear
Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 25:7, Judges 5:8, 1 Kings 18:28, 1 Chronicles 12:24, 2 Chronicles 11:12, 2 Chronicles 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7420; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 15
וּפְנֵ֤יu.fe.Neiand [were] faces of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 16
אַרְיֵה֙'ar.Yeha lion
Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lion
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 17
פְּנֵיהֶ֔םpe.nei.Hemfaces their
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 18
וְכִצְבָאיִ֥םve.khitz.va.Yimand like gazelles
Lemma: צְבִי (tse.vi) · Strong's: H6643B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: gazelle
Used 14 times. Also: Deuteronomy 12:15, Deuteronomy 12:22, Deuteronomy 14:5, Deuteronomy 15:22, 2 Samuel 2:18, 1 Kings 4:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6643B; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 19
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 20
הֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.Rimthe mountains
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 21
לְמַהֵֽר\׃\ \סle.ma.Herto hastening
Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to hasten
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 12:8 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Some | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| Gadites | → | גָּדִי H1425 Gad |
| defected | → | בָּדַל H0914 to separate |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| at his stronghold | → | מְצָד H4679 stronghold |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| They were mighty | → | גִּבּוֹר H1368 mighty man |
| men | → | H0376 |
| of valor | → | חַ֫יִל H2428G strength |
| trained | → | צָבָא H6635H army: war |
| for battle | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| experts | → | עָרַךְ H6186A to arrange |
| with the shield | → | צִנָּה H6793C shield |
| and spear | → | רֹ֫מַח H7420 spear |
| whose faces [were like] | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| the faces | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| of lions | → | אַרְיֵה H0738B lion |
| and who were as swift | → | מָהַר H4116A to hasten |
| as gazelles | → | צְבִי H6643B gazelle |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the mountains | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
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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