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Davidדָּוִידkept growingוַיֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְgreater,וְגָדוֹלand YHWH Tsevaotוַיהוָה צְבָאוֹתwaswith him.עִמּוֹ
1 Chronicles 11:9
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1 Chronicles 11:9, word by word
- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- kept growingיֵּלֶךְyelech
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “yelech” appears- kept growingהָלוֹךְhaloch
keep growing
Something that grows little by little.
Where else “haloch” appears- greaterגָדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- and YHWH Tsevaotיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- and YHWH Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
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1 Chronicles 11:4-9
4And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, that is Jebus; and there was the Jebusite, the inhabitants of the land. 5The inhabitants of Jebus said to David, “You will not come in here.” But David captured the stronghold of Zion; that is the city of David. 6David said, “Whoever strikes the Jebusite first will be head and commander.” And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became head. 7David lived in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David. 8He built the city all around, from the Millo to the surrounding area; and Joab revived the rest of the city. 9David kept growing greater, and YHWH Tsevaot was with him.
6The king and his men went to Jerusalem, against the Jebusite, who lived in the land; and he said to David, “You will not come in here, but the blind and the lame will turn you away,” as if to say, “David will not come in here.” 7But David captured the stronghold of Zion; that is the city of David. 8David said on that day, “Whoever strikes the Jebusite, let him reach through the channel the lame and the blind, hated by the soul of David.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.” 9David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David; and David built all around from the Millo inward. 10David kept growing greater, and YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, was with him.
The context
8He built the city all around, from the Millo to the surrounding area; and Joab revived the rest of the city.
9 · This verse (above)
10Now these are the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who showed themselves strong with him in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of YHWH concerning Israel.