King James Version
1 Chronicles 12:31 in the King James Version says “And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.”
1 Chronicles 12:31 · KJV
And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. kindred: Heb. brethren the greatest: Heb. a multitude of them
And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. famous: Heb. men of names
And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. expert: or, rangers of battle, or, ranged in battle keep: or, set the battle in array not: Heb. without a heart and a heart
KJV Study — Public Domain
“tribe”
H4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
“of Manasseh”
H4519menashsheh, a grandson of jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
“eighteen”
H8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
“thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which were expressed”
H5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
“by name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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