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Forכִּיday after dayלְעֶת יוֹם בְּיוֹםthey cameיָבֹאוּtoעַלDavidדָּוִידto help him,לְעָזְרוֹuntilעַדthere was a greatגָדוֹלcamp,לְמַחֲנֶהlike the campכְּמַחֲנֵהof Elohim.אֱלֹהִים
1 Chronicles 12:22
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With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 12:22, word by word
- day after dayעֶתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- day after dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- they cameיָבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- Davidדָּוִידdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- to help himעָזְרazr
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “azr” appears- there was a greatגָדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- campמַחֲנֶהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
Translation note
“Like the camp of Elohim”: a Hebrew way of saying “very great”; compare Genesis 32:2.
The context
21They helped David against the band, for they were all mighty warriors, and they became commanders in the army.
22 · This verse (above)
23Now these are the numbers of the heads of those armed for the army who came to David at Hebron, to turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, by the command of YHWH: