King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:31

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Chronicles 12:32.

וּמֵחֲצִי֙umechatsiand from halfחֵצִיconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and from half”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.מַטֵּ֣הmatehrodמַטֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.מְנַשֶּׁ֔הmenashehManassehמְנַשֶּׁהnoun, proper name — “Manasseh”H4519Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryManasseh.שְׁמוֹנָ֥הshemonaheightשְׁמֹנֶהadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.עָשָׂ֖רasarteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).אָ֑לֶףalefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, 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.אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…נִקְּבוּ֙niqvvwith holesנָקַבverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “with holes”, a completed actionH5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.בְּשֵׁמ֔וֹתbeshemotin fameשֵׁםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in fame”, the ordinary formH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.לָב֖וֹאlavoto to comeבּוֹאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לְהַמְלִ֥יךְlehamlikheto reignמָלַךְpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to reign”, the to-form of the verbH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דָּוִֽידdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(12-32) And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

Young’s Literal Translation

And of the half of the tribe of Manasseh [are] eighteen thousand, who have been defined by name, to come in to cause David to reign.

World English Bible

Of the half-tribe of Manasseh: eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

Darby Translation

And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

Douay-Rheims

And of the half tribe of Manasses, eighteen thousand, every one by their names, came to make David king.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(12-32) And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And of the half-tribe of Manasse, eighteen thousand, even those who were named by name, to make David king.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἡμίσους φυλῆς Μανασσῆ, δεκαοκτὼ χιλιάδες, καὶ οἳ ὠνομάσθησαν ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι τὸν Δαυίδ.