1 Chronicles 12:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty, and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Jozabad the Gederathite,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה הַגִּבְעוֹנִ֛י גִּבּ֥וֹר בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖ים וְעַל־הַשְּׁלֹשִֽׁים׃

Transliteration

And Yišmaʿyâ ha-Gibəʿônî, gibbôr among the šəlōšîm and over the šəlōšîm.

Grammar Details

• *wə-Yišmaʿyâ*: conjunction + proper noun - and Ishmaiah
• *ha-Gibəʿônî*: definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Gibeonite
• *gibbôr*: noun, masculine singular - mighty man
• *ba-šəlōšîm*: preposition + definite article + number, masculine plural - among the thirty
• *wə-ʿal-ha-šəlōšîm*: conjunction + preposition + definite article + number, masculine plural - and over the thirty

Word Meanings

• *gibbôr*: mighty man/warrior/hero
• *šəlōšîm*: thirty/group of thirty

Referenced Verses

• Josh 9:3 : 3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
• Josh 15:36 : 36 and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages.
• 1 Chr 11:15 : 15 And three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines were encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
• Josh 9:17-23 : 17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. 18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. 19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by Jehovah, the God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. 20 This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. 21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live: so they became hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation, as the princes had spoken unto them. 22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? 23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.