And they were helpedוַיֵּעָזְרוּagainst them,עֲלֵיהֶםand the Hagritesוַ הַהַגְרִיאִיםand allוְכֹלwhoשֶׁwerewith themעִמָּהֶםwere givenיִּנָּתְנוּinto their hand,בְיָדָםforכִּיthey cried outזָעֲקוּto Elohimלֵאלֹהִיםin the battle,בַּמִּלְחָמָהand he granted their plea,וְנַעְתּוֹר לָהֶםbecauseכִּיthey trustedבָטְחוּin him.בוֹ
1 Chronicles 5:20
Study it in the app“And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand, for they cried out to Elohim in the battle, and he granted their plea, because they trusted in him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 5:20, word by word
- And they were helpedיֵּעָזְרוּyeazru
help
To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.
Where else “yeazru” appears- and the Hagritesהַגְרִיאִיםhagriim
Hagrite
Hagrite: a member of a people of herdsmen who lived east of Gilead, against whom the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh fought.
Where else “hagriim” appears- were givenיִּנָּתְנוּyinatnu
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yinatnu” appears- into their handיָדָyada
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yada” appears- they cried outזָעֲקוּzaaku
cry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “zaaku” appears- to Elohimאלֹהִיםlohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appears- in the battleמִּלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears- and he granted their pleaנַעְתּוֹרnator
be entreated
God accepts the plea and responds.
Where else “nator” appears- they trustedבָטְחוּvatchu
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “vatchu” appears
The context
19And they made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
20 · This verse (above)
21And they took captive their livestock: their camels, fifty thousand; and sheep, two hundred and fifty thousand; and donkeys, two thousand; and human persons, a hundred thousand.