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1 Chronicles 11:39

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

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צֶ֖לֶקtseleqZelekצֶלֶקnoun, proper name — “Zelek”H6768Tselek, an IsraeliteZelek.הָעַמּוֹנִ֑יhaamonithe Ammoniteעַמּוֹנִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Ammonite”, the ordinary formH5984an Ammonite or (the adjective) AmmonitishAmmonite(-s).נַחְרַי֙nachrayNaharaiנַחֲרַיnoun, proper name — “Naharai”H5171Nacharai or Nachrai, an IsraeliteNaharai, Nahari.הַבֵּ֣רֹתִ֔יhaberotithe Berothiteבֵּרֹתִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Berothite”, the ordinary formH1307a Berothite, or inhabitant of BerothaiBerothite.נֹשֵׂ֕אnoselift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “lift up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…כְּלֵ֖יkelevesselכְּלִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…יוֹאָ֥בyoavJoabיוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Joab”H3097Joab, the name of three IsraelitesJoab.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […צְרוּיָֽהtseruyahZeruiahצְרוּיָהnoun, proper name — “Zeruiah”H6870Tserujah, an IsraelitessZeruiah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armorbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Young’s Literal Translation

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,

World English Bible

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite (the armor bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah),

Darby Translation

Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

Douay-Rheims

Selec an Ammonite, Naharai a Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Sele the son of Ammoni, Nachor the Berothite, armour-bearer to the son of Saruia,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σελὴ ὁ Ἀμμωνὶ, Ναχὼρ ὁ Βηρωθὶ, αἴρων σκεύη υἱῷ Σαρουία,