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
1 Chronicles 12:20
Study it in the app“As 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 12:20, word by word
- As he wentלֶכְתּlecht
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lecht” appears- Ziklagצִיקְלַגtsiklag
Ziklag
Ziklag: a town of the Negev; later it belonged to David (1 Samuel 27:6).
Where else “tsiklag” appears- there went overנָפְלוּnaflu
desert
To fall upon someone, or desert to the enemy.
Where else “naflu” appears- 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- Adnahעַדְנַחadnach
Adnah
Adnah: name of two men: a commander of a thousand of Manasseh who went over to David, and a commander of Jehoshaphat's army.
Where else “adnach” appears- and Jozabadיוֹזָבָדyozavad
Jozabad
Jozabad: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yozavad” appears- and Jediaelידִיעֲאֵלydiael
Jediael
Jediael: the name of three Israelites: a son of Benjamin, one of David's mighty men, and a Levite gatekeeper. The name means "known by God."
Where else “ydiael” appears- and Michaelמִיכָאֵלmichael
Michael
Michael, father of Sethur, of the tribe of Asher; others bear the same name, among them the angel Michael (Daniel 10:13). It means "who is like God?"
Where else “michael” appears- and Elihuאֱלִיהוּאelihu
Elihu
Elihu: the name of several men; among them an ancestor of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1) and the young man who speaks in the book of Job (Job 32:2). It means "he is my God."
Where else “elihu” appears- and Zillethaiצִלְּתָיtsiltay
Zillethai
Zillethai: the name of two Israelites: one of Benjamin and a chief of Manasseh who joined David.
Where else “tsiltay” appears- headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of the thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim
division
A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.
Where else “alafim” appears
The context
19And 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.”
20 · This verse (above)
21They helped David against the band, for they were all mighty warriors, and they became commanders in the army.