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1 Chronicles 12

1 Chron. 12:40 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Moreover they that were nigh
qarowb (Hebrew #7138)
from 7126; near (in place, kindred or time)
KJV usage: allied, approach, at hand, + any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).
Pronounce: kaw-robe'
Origin: or qarob {kaw-robe'}
them, even unto Issachar
Yissaskar (Hebrew #3485)
from 5375 and 7939; he will bring a reward; Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
KJV usage: Issachar.
Pronounce: yis-saw-kawr'
Origin: (strictly yis-saws-kawr')
and Zebulun
Zbuwluwn (Hebrew #2074)
or Zbuwlun {zeb-oo-loon'}; from 2082; habitation; Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
KJV usage: Zebulun.
Pronounce: zeb-oo-loon'
Origin: or Zbuluwn {zeb-oo-loon'}
and Naphtali
Naphtaliy (Hebrew #5321)
my wrestling; Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territory
KJV usage: Naphtali.
Pronounce: naf-taw-lee'
Origin: from 6617
, brought
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
bread
lechem (Hebrew #3899)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
KJV usage: ((shew-))bread, X eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. See also 1036.
Pronounce: lekh'-em
Origin: from 3898
on asses
chamowr (Hebrew #2543)
from 2560; a male ass (from its dun red)
KJV usage: (he)ass.
Pronounce: kham-ore'
Origin: or (shortened) chamor {kham-ore}
, and on camels
gamal (Hebrew #1581)
a camel
KJV usage: camel.
Pronounce: gaw-mawl'
Origin: apparently from 1580 (in the sense of labor or burden-bearing)
, and on mules
pered (Hebrew #6505)
a mule (perhaps from his lonely habits)
KJV usage: mule.
Pronounce: peh'-red
Origin: from 6504
, and on oxen
baqar (Hebrew #1241)
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
KJV usage: beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
Pronounce: baw-kawr'
Origin: from 1239
, and χmeat
ma'akal (Hebrew #3978)
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
KJV usage: food, fruit, ((bake-)) meat(-s), victual.
Pronounce: mah-ak-awl'
Origin: from 398
, meal
qemach (Hebrew #7058)
flour
KJV usage: flour, meal.
Pronounce: keh'-makh
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to grind
, cakes
dbelah (Hebrew #1690)
a cake of pressed figs
KJV usage: cake (lump) of figs.
Pronounce: deb-ay-law'
Origin: from an unused root (akin to 2082) probably meaning to press together
of figs, and bunches of raisins
tsammuwq (Hebrew #6778)
a cake of dried grapes
KJV usage: bunch (cluster) of raisins.
Pronounce: tsam-mook'
Origin: from 6784
, and wine
yayin (Hebrew #3196)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
KJV usage: banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
Pronounce: yah'-yin
Origin: from an unused root meaning to effervesce
, and oil
shemen (Hebrew #8081)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
KJV usage: anointing, X fat (things), X fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine.
Pronounce: sheh'-men
Origin: from 8080
, and oxen
baqar (Hebrew #1241)
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
KJV usage: beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
Pronounce: baw-kawr'
Origin: from 1239
, and sheep
tso'n (Hebrew #6629)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
KJV usage: (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).
Pronounce: tsone
Origin: or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}
abundantly
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
: for there was joy
simchah (Hebrew #8057)
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
KJV usage: X exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
Pronounce: sim-khaw'
Origin: from 8056
in Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
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or, victual of meal.

More on:

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Bread,
Cakes,
Israel,
Issachar,
Meat,
Mule,
Naphtali,
Oil,
Ox; Oxen,
Raisins,
Sheep,
Wine,
Zebulun

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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brought.The Septuagint reads [
,] "brought (to) them" which is probably correct; the Hebrew {lahem,} "to them" might be easily mistaken for {lechem,} "bread."
The passage will then read, "bought them on asses, on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, meat, meal, cakes of figs," etc., which renders the introduction of and unnecessary.
From the mention of oil, figs, and raisins, Mr. Harmer thinks that this assembly was held in autumn.
2 Sam. 16:1• 1And when David was a little past the summit, behold, Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred raisin-cakes, and a hundred cakes of summer fruits, and a flask of wine. (2 Sam. 16:1)
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2 Sam. 17:27‑29• 27And as soon as David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
 28brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse,
 29and honey, and cream, and sheep, and cheese of kine to David, and to the people that were with him, to eat; for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty in the wilderness. (2 Sam. 17:27‑29)
meat, meal.
or, victual of meal.
cakes of figs.
1 Sam. 25:18• 18And Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two skin-bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred raisin-cakes, and two hundred fig-cakes, and laid them on asses. (1 Sam. 25:18)
there was joy.
1 Kings 1:40• 40And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. (1 Kings 1:40)
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2 Kings 11:20• 20And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was quiet; and they had slain Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house. (2 Kings 11:20)
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Prov. 11:10• 10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. (Prov. 11:10)
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Prov. 29:2• 2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. (Prov. 29:2)
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Jer. 23:5‑6• 5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
 6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, Jehovah our Righteousness. (Jer. 23:5‑6)
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Luke 19:37‑38• 37And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen,
 38saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. (Luke 19:37‑38)
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Rev. 19:5‑7• 5And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his bondmen, and ye that fear him, small and great.
 6And I heard as a voice of a great crowd, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Hallelujah, for the Lord our God the Almighty has taken to himself kingly power.
 7Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready. (Rev. 19:5‑7)
• "Rejoice in the Lord always," Paul said to the Philippians, for he knew that in order to remedy the discord threatening them, joy must be the prime component in their hearts. (“The Kingship Recognized: 1 Chronicles 12” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and those too that were near them, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought foodc on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen; provisions of meal, fig-cakes and raisin-cakes, and wine and oil, and oxen and sheep, abundantly; for there was joy in Israel.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "bread."