1 Chronicles 12:8
Some Gadites defected to David at his stronghold in the desert. They were mighty men of valor, trained for battle, experts with the shield and spear, whose faces were like the faces of lions and who were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:
BSB
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ASV
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains:
KJV
And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִן־ | u.min- | and some of | H4480 → |
| הַגָּדִ֡י | ha.ga.Di | the Gadite[s] | H1425 → |
| נִבְדְּל֣וּ | niv.de.Lu | they separated themselves | H914 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| דָּוִיד֩ | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| לַמְצַ֨ד | lam.Tzad | to the fortress | H4679 → |
| מִדְבָּ֜רָה | mid.Ba.rah | [the] wilderness towards | H4057 → |
| גִּבֹּרֵ֣י | gi.bo.Rei | [the] mighty [men] of | H1368 → |
| הַחַ֗יִל | ha.Cha.yil | <the> strength | H2428 → |
| אַנְשֵׁ֤י | 'an.Shei | men of | H582 → |
| צָבָא֙ | tza.Va' | war | H6635 → |
| לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | la.mil.cha.Mah | for <the> battle | H4421 → |
| עֹרְכֵ֥י | 'o.re.Khei | preparing of | H6186 → |
| צִנָּ֖ה | tzi.Nah | shield | H6793 → |
| וָרֹ֑מַח | va.Ro.mach | and spear | H7420 → |
| וּפְנֵ֤י | u.fe.Nei | and [were] faces of | H6440 → |
| אַרְיֵה֙ | 'ar.Yeh | a lion | H738 → |
| פְּנֵיהֶ֔ם | pe.nei.Hem | faces their | H6440 → |
| וְכִצְבָאיִ֥ם | ve.khitz.va.Yim | and like gazelles | H6643 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הֶהָרִ֖ים | he.ha.Rim | the mountains | H2022 → |
| לְמַהֵֽר׃ ס | le.ma.Her | to hastening | H4116 → |
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