King James Version

2 Chronicles 11:12

And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

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וּבְכָלuvekhaland in allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עִ֤ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.וָעִיר֙vairand cityעִירconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.צִנּ֣וֹתtsinotcoldצִנָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, 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.וּרְמָחִ֔יםuremachimand bucklerרֹמַחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and buckler”, the ordinary formH7420a lance (as thrown); especially the iron pointbuckler, javelin, lancet, spear.וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvaychazqemand be constantחָזַקconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be constant”, the next action in the storyH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…לְהַרְבֵּ֣הleharbehto increaseרָבָהpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “to increase”, the verb used for emphasisH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…מְאֹ֑דmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.וַיְהִיvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toיְהוּדָ֥הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.וּבִנְיָמִֽןuvinyaminand Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Benjamin”H1144Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryBenjamin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin adhered to him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and in every city and city targets and spears, and strengtheneth them very greatly; and he hath Judah and Benjamin.

World English Bible

He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

Darby Translation

and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.

Douay-Rheims

Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin adhered to him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

shields and spears in every several city, and he fortified them very strongly, and he had on his side Juda and Benjamin.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

κατὰ πόλιν καὶ κατὰ πόλιν θυρεοὺς καὶ δόρατα, καὶ κατίσχυσεν αὐτὰς εἰς πλῆθος σφόδρα· καὶ ἦσαν αὐτῷ Ἰούδα καὶ Βενιαμίν.