and from beyondוּמֵעֵבֶרthe Jordan,לַיַּרְדֵּןofמִןthe Reubenites,הָראוּבֵנִיand the Gadites,וְהַגָּדִיand the half-tribeוַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶטof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהwith allבְּכֹלthe weaponsכְּלֵיof the armyצְבָאof war,מִלְחָמָהone hundredמֵאָהand twentyוְעֶשְׂרִיםthousand.אָלֶף
1 Chronicles 12:37
Study it in the app“and from beyond the Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, with all the weapons of the army of war, one hundred and twenty thousand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 12:37, word by word
- and from beyondעֵבֶרever
beyond
Past the river, especially the Jordan.
Where else “ever” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- the Reubenitesראוּבֵנִיruveni
Reubenite
Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Where else “ruveni” appears- and the Gaditesגָּדִיgadi
Gadite
Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.
Where else “gadi” appears- and the half-tribeחֲצִיchatsi
half
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appears- and the half-tribeשֵׁבֶטshevet
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
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- the weaponsכְּלֵיkele
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “kele” appears- of the armyצְבָאtseva
army
An army.
Where else “tseva” appears- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- one hundredמֵאָהmea
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appears- and twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- thousandאָלֶףalef
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alef” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
36and of Asher, those going out to the army, to get ready for war, forty thousand;
37 · This verse (above)
38All these, men of war, drawn up in battle order, came with a whole heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and also all the rest of Israel was of one heart to make David king.