Now these areוְאֵלֶּהthose who cameהַבָּאִיםtoאֶלDavidדָּוִידat Ziklag,לְצִיקְלַגwhile he was stillעוֹדrestrainedעָצוּרbecause ofמִפְּנֵיSaulשָׁאוּלsonבֶּןof Kish;קִישׁand theyוְהֵמָּהwereamong the mighty men,בַּגִּבּוֹרִיםhelpersעֹזְרֵיin the war.הַמִּלְחָמָה
Armedנֹשְׁקֵיwith the bow,קֶשֶׁתusing the right handמַיְמִינִיםand the leftוּמַשְׂמִאלִיםwith stonesבָּאֲבָנִיםand with arrowsוּבַחִצִּיםfrom the bow,בַּקָּשֶׁתthey were of the brothersמֵאֲחֵיof Saul,שָׁאוּלfrom Benjamin.מִבִּנְיָמִן
The head,הָרֹאשׁAhiezer,אֲחִיעֶזֶרand Joash,וְיוֹאָשׁsonsבְּנֵיof Shemaahהַשְּׁמָעָהthe Gibeathite;הַגִּבְעָתִיand Jezielוִיזִיאֵלand Pelet,וָפֶלֶטsonsבְּנֵיof Azmaveth;עַזְמָוֶתand Beracah,וּבְרָכָהand Jehuוְיֵהוּאthe Anathothite;הָעֲנְּתֹתִי
and Ishmaiahוְיִשְׁמַעְיָהthe Gibeonite,הַגִּבְעוֹנִיa mighty manגִּבּוֹרamong the thirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁיםand overוְעַלthe thirty;הַשְּׁלֹשִׁיםand Jeremiah,וְיִרְמְיָהand Jahaziel,וְיַחֲזִיאֵלand Johanan,וְיוֹחָנָןand Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָדthe Gederathite;הַגְּדֵרָתִי
Eluzai,אֶלְעוּזַיand Jerimoth,וִירִימוֹתand Bealiah,וּבְעַלְיָהand Shemariah,וּשְׁמַרְיָהוּand Shephatiahוּשְׁפַטְיָהוּthe Haruphite;הַחֲרוּפִי
Elkanah,אֶלְקָנָהand Isshiah,וְיִשִּׁיָּהוּand Azarel,וַעֲזַרְאֵלand Joezer,וְיוֹעֶזֶרand Jashobeam,וְיָשָׁבְעָםthe Korahites;הַקָּרְחִים
and Joelahוְיוֹעֵאלָהand Zebadiah,וּזְבַדְיָהsonsבְּנֵיof Jeroham,יְרֹחָםfromמִןGedor.הַגְּדוֹר
From the Gaditesוּמִן הַגָּדִיthere separated themselves and wentנִבְדְּלוּtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִידto the strongholdלַמְצַדin the wilderness,מִדְבָּרָהmighty warriors,גִּבֹּרֵי הַחַיִלmenאַנְשֵׁיof the armyצָבָאfor war,לַמִּלְחָמָהwho handledעֹרְכֵיshieldצִנָּהand spear;וָרֹמַחtheir facesפְּנֵיהֶםwerethe facesוּפְנֵיof a lion,אַרְיֵהand they were like gazellesוְכִצְבָאיִםonעַלthe mountainsהֶהָרִיםin swiftness.לְמַהֵר
Ezerעֵזֶרthe head,הָרֹאשׁObadiahעֹבַדְיָהthe second,הַשֵּׁנִיEliabאֱלִיאָבthe third,הַשְּׁלִשִׁי
Mishmannahמִשְׁמַנָּהthe fourth,הָרְבִיעִיJeremiahיִרְמְיָהthe fifth,הַחֲמִשִׁי
Attaiעַתַּיthe sixth,הַשִּׁשִּׁיElielאֱלִיאֵלthe seventh,הַשְּׁבִעִי
Johananיוֹחָנָןthe eighth,הַשְּׁמִינִיElzabadאֶלְזָבָדthe ninth,הַתְּשִׁיעִי
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּthe tenth,הָעֲשִׂירִיMachbannaiמַכְבַּנַּיthe eleventh.עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂר
These,אֵלֶּהof the sonsמִבְּנֵיof Gad,גָדwereheadsרָאשֵׁיof the army:הַצָּבָאthe least,הַקָּטָןoneאֶחָדfor a hundred,לְמֵאָהand the greatest,וְהַגָּדוֹלfor a thousand.לְאָלֶף
These areאֵלֶּה הֵםthe ones whoאֲשֶׁרcrossedעָבְרוּthe Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןin the firstהָרִאשׁוֹןmonth,בַּחֹדֶשׁwhen itוְהוּאwas overflowingמְמַלֵּאallעַל כָּלits banks;גְּדוֹתָיוand they put to flightוַיַּבְרִיחוּallכָּלthose of the valleys,הָעֲמָקִיםto the eastלַמִּזְרָחand to the west.וְלַמַּעֲרָב
There cameוַיָּבֹאוּalso some ofמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Benjaminבִנְיָמִןand Judahוִיהוּדָהtoעַדthe stronghold,לַמְצָדto David.לְדָוִיד
Davidדָוִידwent outוַיֵּצֵאbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶםand answeredוַיַּעַןand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“Ifאִםyou have comeבָּאתֶםto meאֵלַיin peace,לְשָׁלוֹםto help me,לְעָזְרֵנִיI will haveיִהְיֶה לִּיtoward youעֲלֵיכֶםa heartלֵבָבunited;לְיָחַדbut ifוְאִםit is to deceive meלְרַמּוֹתַנִיin favor of my adversaries,לְצָרַיthough there is noבְּלֹאviolenceחָמָסin my palms,בְּכַפַּיmay the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof our fathersאֲבוֹתֵינוּseeיֵרֶאand judge.”וְיוֹכַח
Then the spiritוְרוּחַclothedלָבְשָׁהAmasai,עֲמָשַׂיheadרֹאשׁof the captains:הַשָּׁלִישִׁים“We are yours,לְךָDavid,דָוִידand with you,וְעִמְּךָsonבֶןof Jesse!יִשַׁיPeace,שָׁלוֹםpeaceשָׁלוֹםto you,לְךָand peaceוְשָׁלוֹםto the one who helps you,לְעֹזְרֶךָforכִּיyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhelps you.”עֲזָרְךָAnd Davidוַ דָּוִידreceived themיְקַבְּלֵםand set themוַיִּתְּנֵםamong the headsבְּרָאשֵׁיof the band.הַגְּדוּד
And from Manassehוּמִמְּנַשֶּׁהsome went overנָפְלוּtoעַלDavidדָּוִידwhen he cameבְּבֹאוֹwithעִםthe PhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםagainstעַלSaulשָׁאוּלfor war;לַמִּלְחָמָהbut they did not help them,וְלֹא עֲזָרֻםforכִּיafter taking counselבְעֵצָהthe lordsסַרְנֵיof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםsent him away,שִׁלְּחֻהוּsaying,לֵאמֹר“With our headsבְּרָאשֵׁינוּhe will go overיִפּוֹלtoאֶלhis lordאֲדֹנָיוSaul.”שָׁאוּל
As he wentבְּלֶכְתּוֹtoאֶלZiklag,צִיקְלַגthere went overנָפְלוּto himעָלָיוfrom Manasseh:מִמְּנַשֶּׁהAdnah,עַדְנַחand Jozabad,וְיוֹזָבָדand Jediael,וִידִיעֲאֵלand Michael,וּמִיכָאֵלand Jozabad,וְיוֹזָבָדand Elihu,וֶאֱלִיהוּאand Zillethai,וְצִלְּתָיheadsרָאשֵׁיof the thousandsהָאֲלָפִיםthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to Manasseh.לִמְנַשֶּׁה
TheyוְהֵמָּהhelpedעָזְרוּDavidעִם דָּוִידagainstעַלthe band,הַגְּדוּדforכִּיthey were allכֻּלָּםmighty warriors,גִבּוֹרֵי חַיִלand they becameוַיִּהְיוּcommandersשָׂרִיםin the army.בַּצָּבָא
Forכִּיday after dayלְעֶת יוֹם בְּיוֹםthey cameיָבֹאוּtoעַלDavidדָּוִידto help him,לְעָזְרוֹuntilעַדthere was a greatגָדוֹלcamp,לְמַחֲנֶהlike the campכְּמַחֲנֵהof Elohim.אֱלֹהִים
Now these areוְאֵלֶּהthe numbersמִסְפְּרֵיof the headsרָאשֵׁיof those armedהֶחָלוּץfor the armyלַצָּבָאwho cameבָּאוּtoעַלDavidדָּוִידat Hebron,חֶבְרוֹנָהto turn overלְהָסֵבthe kingdomמַלְכוּתof Saulשָׁאוּלto him,אֵלָיוby the commandכְּפִיof YHWH:יְהוָה
the sonsבְּנֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהwho carriedנֹשְׂאֵיshieldצִנָּהand spear,וָרֹמַחsixשֵׁשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםeightוּשְׁמוֹנֶהhundred,מֵאוֹתarmedחֲלוּצֵיfor the army;צָבָא
ofמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Simeon,שִׁמְעוֹןmighty warriorsגִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִלfor the army,לַצָּבָאsevenשִׁבְעַתthousandאֲלָפִיםone hundred;וּמֵאָה
ofמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Levi,הַלֵּוִיfourאַרְבַּעַתthousandאֲלָפִיםsixוְשֵׁשׁhundred;מֵאוֹת
and Jehoiada,וִיהוֹיָדָעthe leaderהַנָּגִידof the house of Aaron,לְאַהֲרֹןand with himוְעִמּוֹthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousandאֲלָפִיםsevenוּשְׁבַעhundred;מֵאוֹת
and Zadok,וְצָדוֹקa young man,נַעַרa mighty warrior,גִּבּוֹר חָיִלand his father’s house,וּבֵית אָבִיוtwenty-twoעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנָיִםcommanders;שָׂרִים
and ofוּמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Benjamin,בִנְיָמִןthe brothersאֲחֵיof Saul,שָׁאוּלthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁתthousand;אֲלָפִיםfor untilוְעַדthenהֵנָּהthe majority of themמַרְבִּיתָםhad been keepingשֹׁמְרִיםthe guardמִשְׁמֶרֶתof the houseבֵּיתof Saul;שָׁאוּל
and ofוּמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםthousandאֶלֶףeightוּשְׁמוֹנֶהhundred,מֵאוֹתmighty warriors,גִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִלmenאַנְשֵׁיof renownשֵׁמוֹתin their fathers’ houses;לְבֵית אֲבוֹתָם
and ofוּמֵthe half-tribeחֲצִי מַטֵּהof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהeighteenשְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂרthousand,אָלֶףwhoאֲשֶׁרwere designatedנִקְּבוּby nameבְּשֵׁמוֹתto comeלָבוֹאto makeלְDavidדָּוִידking;הַמְלִיךְ
and ofוּמִthe sonsבְּנֵיof Issachar,יִשָּׂשכָרwho hadיוֹדְעֵיunderstandingבִינָהof the times,לַעִתִּיםto knowלָדַעַתwhatמַהIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלshould do,יַּעֲשֶׂהtheir heads,רָאשֵׁיהֶםtwo hundred,מָאתַיִםand allוְכָלtheir brothersאֲחֵיהֶםatעַלtheir command;פִּיהֶם
of Zebulun,מִזְּבֻלוּןthose going outיוֹצְאֵיto the army,צָבָאreadyעֹרְכֵיfor warמִלְחָמָהwith allבְּכָלthe weaponsכְּלֵיof war,מִלְחָמָהfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםthousand,אָלֶףand to form ranksוְלַעֲדֹרwithoutבְּלֹאduplicity of heart;לֵב וָלֵב
and of Naphtali,וּמִנַּפְתָּלִיa thousandאָלֶףcommanders,שָׂרִיםand with them,וְעִמָּהֶםwith shieldבְּצִנָּהand spear,וַחֲנִיתthirty-sevenשְׁלֹשִׁים וְשִׁבְעָהthousand;אָלֶף
and ofוּמִןthe Danites,הַדָּנִיreadyעֹרְכֵיfor war,מִלְחָמָהtwenty-eightעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנָהthousandאֶלֶףsixוְשֵׁשׁhundred;מֵאוֹת
and of Asher,וּמֵאָשֵׁרthose going outיוֹצְאֵיto the army,צָבָאto get readyלַעֲרֹךְfor war,מִלְחָמָהfortyאַרְבָּעִיםthousand;אָלֶף
and from beyondוּמֵעֵבֶרthe Jordan,לַיַּרְדֵּןofמִןthe Reubenites,הָראוּבֵנִיand the Gadites,וְהַגָּדִיand the half-tribeוַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶטof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהwith allבְּכֹלthe weaponsכְּלֵיof the armyצְבָאof war,מִלְחָמָהone hundredמֵאָהand twentyוְעֶשְׂרִיםthousand.אָלֶף
Allכָּלthese,אֵלֶּהmenאַנְשֵׁיof war,מִלְחָמָהdrawn upעֹדְרֵיin battle order,מַעֲרָכָהcameבָּאוּwith a wholeבְּ שָׁלֵםheartלֵבָבto Hebronחֶבְרוֹנָהto makeלְDavidדָּוִידkingהַמְלִיךְoverעַלallכָּלIsrael;יִשְׂרָאֵלand alsoוְגַםallכָּלthe restשֵׁרִיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwasof oneאֶחָדheartלֵבto makeלְDavidדָּוִידking.הַמְלִיךְ
And they wereוַיִּהְיוּthereשָׁםwithעִםDavidדָּוִידthreeשְׁלוֹשָׁהdays,יָמִיםeatingאֹכְלִיםand drinking,וְשׁוֹתִיםforכִּיtheir brothersאֲחֵיהֶםhad preparedהֵכִינוּfor them.לָהֶם
And alsoוְגַםthose nearהַקְּרוֹבִיםto them,אֲלֵיהֶםas far asעַדIssacharיִשָׂשכָרand Zebulunוּזְבֻלוּןand Naphtali,וְנַפְתָּלִיwere bringingמְבִיאִיםbreadלֶחֶםon donkeysבַּחֲמוֹרִיםand on camelsוּבַגְּמַלִּיםand on mulesוּבַפְּרָדִיםand on cattle:וּבַבָּקָרfoodמַאֲכָלof flour,קֶמַחcakes of figsדְּבֵלִיםand cakes of raisins,וְצִמּוּקִיםand wineוְיַיִןand oil,וְשֶׁמֶןand cattleוּבָקָרand sheepוְצֹאןin abundance;לָרֹבforכִּיthere was joyשִׂמְחָהin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל