Now these areוְאֵלֶּהthose who cameהַבָּאִיםtoאֶלDavidדָּוִידat Ziklag,לְצִיקְלַגwhile he was stillעוֹדrestrainedעָצוּרbecause ofמִפְּנֵיSaulשָׁאוּלsonבֶּןof Kish;קִישׁand theyוְהֵמָּהwereamong the mighty men,בַּגִּבּוֹרִיםhelpersעֹזְרֵיin the war.הַמִּלְחָמָה
1 Chronicles 12:1
Study it in the app“Now these are those who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restrained because of Saul son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 12:1, word by word
- those who cameבָּאִיםbaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appears- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- at Ziklagצִיקְלַגtsiklag
Ziklag
Ziklag: a town of the Negev; later it belonged to David (1 Samuel 27:6).
Where else “tsiklag” appears- restrainedעָצוּרatsur
restrain
To stop something, like rain or a plague.
Where else “atsur” appears- because ofפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Kishקִישׁkish
Kish
Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Where else “kish” appears- among the mighty menגִּבּוֹרִיםgiborim
warrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “giborim” appears- helpersעֹזְרֵיozre
helper
A person who comes to another's side to help him in what he needs.
Where else “ozre” appears- in the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
Translation note
David lived in Ziklag, in the land of the Philistines, while he was fleeing from Saul (1 Samuel 27). In the Hebrew Bible this chapter has 41 verses: 12:4 is divided in two.
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Armed with the bow, using the right hand and the left with stones and with arrows from the bow, they were of the brothers of Saul, from Benjamin.