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
1 Chronicles 12:19
Study it in the app“And from Manasseh some went over to David when he came with the Philistines against Saul for war; but they did not help them, for after taking counsel the lords of the Philistines sent him away, saying, “With our heads he will go over to his lord Saul.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 12:19, word by word
- And from Manassehמְּנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- some went overנָפְלוּnaflu
desert
To fall upon someone, or desert to the enemy.
Where else “naflu” appears- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- when he cameבֹאvo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appears- the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” 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- for warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- but they did not help themעֲזָרֻazaru
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “azaru” appears- after taking counselעֵצָהetsa
counsel
What is said to someone to help him decide what to do.
Where else “etsa” appears- the lordsסַרְנֵיsarne
lord
One of the five chiefs of the Philistine cities.
Where else “sarne” appears- sent him awayשִׁלְּחֻshilchu
send away
To send away, or divorce one's wife.
Where else “shilchu” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “With our headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rashe” appears- his lordאֲדֹנָיadonay
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adonay” appears
Translation note
This is told in 1 Samuel 29. “With our heads”: at the cost of our lives.
The context
18Then the spirit clothed Amasai, head of the captains: “We are yours, David, and with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to the one who helps you, for your Elohim helps you.” And David received them and set them among the heads of the band.
19 · This verse (above)
20As he went to Ziklag, there went over to him from Manasseh: Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, heads of the thousands that belonged to Manasseh.