1 Chronicles 12:2

“Armed 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.”

1 Chronicles 12:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 12:2, word by word

Armedנֹשְׁקֵיnoshke

be armed

To be equipped with weapons, above all a bow, for fighting.

Where else “noshke” appears
with the bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet

bow

A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.

Where else “keshet” appears
using the right handמַיְמִינִיםmayminim

go to the right

Go to the right.

Where else “mayminim” appears
and the leftמַשְׂמִאלִיםmasmilim

go to the left

Go to the left.

Where else “masmilim” appears
with stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

Where else “avanim” appears
and with arrowsחִצִּיםchitsim

arrow

Arrow.

Where else “chitsim” appears
they were of the brothersאֲחֵיache

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “ache” appears
of 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
from Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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Translation note

“Brothers of Saul”: his relatives, of his own tribe.

The context

1Now 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.

2 · This verse (above)

3The head, Ahiezer, and Joash, sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel and Pelet, sons of Azmaveth; and Beracah, and Jehu the Anathothite;

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