Study it in the app“His brothers, capable men, were two thousand seven hundred, heads of the fathers’ houses; and David the king appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter of Elohim and matter of the king.”
His brothers,וְאֶחָיוcapable men,בְּנֵי חַיִלwere two thousandאַלְפַּיִםseven hundred,וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹתheadsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ houses;הָאָבוֹתand Davidוַ דָּוִידthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְappointed themיַּפְקִידֵםoverעַלthe Reubenites,הָראוּבֵנִיthe Gadites,וְהַגָּדִיand the halfוַחֲצִיtribeשֵׁבֶטof the Manassites,הַמְנַשִּׁיfor everyלְכָלmatterדְּבַרof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםand matterוּדְבַרof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “echay” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsvalor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chayil” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alpayim” appearsseven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appearshead of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsappoint
To put someone in charge.
Where else “yafkide” appearsReubenite
Reubenite: a descendant of Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
Where else “ruveni” appearsGadite
Gadite: a descendant of Gad, son of Jacob.
Where else “gadi” appearshalf
One of two equal parts of something.
Where else “chatsi” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appearsManassite
Manassite: a descendant of Manasseh, the son of Joseph.
Where else “menashi” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “devar” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears31Of the Hebronites, Jeriah was the head, of the Hebronites according to their generations by fathers’ houses. In the year forty of the reign of David they were searched out, and there were found among them very capable men at Jazer of Gilead.
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