King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:24

The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Chronicles 12:25.

בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, 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, […יְהוּדָ֔הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.נֹשְׂאֵ֥יnoseelift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, participle, construct — “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…צִנָּ֖הtsinahcoldצִנָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cold”, the ordinary formH6793a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing)buckler, cold, hook, shield, target.וָרֹ֑מַחvaromachand bucklerרֹמַחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and buckler”, the ordinary formH7420a lance (as thrown); especially the iron pointbuckler, javelin, lancet, spear.שֵׁ֧שֶׁתsheshetsixשֵׁשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “six”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixthsix(-teen, -teenth), sixth.אֲלָפִ֛יםalafimthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֥הushemonehand eightשְׁמֹנֶהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.מֵא֖וֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.חֲלוּצֵ֥יchalutsedeliverחָלַץverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH2502to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthenarm (self), (go, ready) armed ([idiom] man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.צָבָֽאtsavaarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-25) The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

Young’s Literal Translation

The sons of Judah, bearing target and spear, [are] six thousand and eight hundred, armed ones of the host.

World English Bible

The children of Judah who bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, armed for war.

Darby Translation

The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand eight hundred, equipped for military service.

Douay-Rheims

The sons of Juda bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred well appointed to war.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-25) The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sons of Juda, bearing shields and spears, six thousand and eight hundred mighty in war.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱοὶ Ἰούδα θυρεοφόροι καὶ δορατοφόροι, ἓξ χιλιάδες καὶ ὀκτακόσιοι δυνατοὶ παρατάξεως.