1 Chronicles 12:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They were equippedנֹ֣שְׁקֵי
(no·she·kei)
5401b: probably to handle or be equipped witha prim. root
with bows,קֶ֗שֶׁת
(ke·shet)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
using both the right handמַיְמִינִ֤ים
(may·mi·nim)
3231: to go to or choose the right, to use the right handdenominative verb from yamin
and the leftוּמַשְׂמִאלִים֙
(u·mas·mi·lim)
8041: to take the leftdenominative verb from semovl
[to sling] stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִ֔ים
(ba·'a·va·nim,)
68: a stonea prim. root
and [to shoot] arrowsוּבַחִצִּ֖ים
(u·va·chi·tzim)
2671: arrowfrom chatsats
from the bow;בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת
(bak·ka·shet;)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
[they were] Saul'sשָׁא֖וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
kinsmenמֵאֲחֵ֥י
(me·'a·chei)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
from Benjamin.מִבִּנְיָמִֽן׃
(mib·bin·ya·min.)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin


















KJV Lexicon
They were armed
nashaq  (naw-shak')
to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons -- armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
with bows
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
and could use both the right hand
yaman  (yaw-man')
to be (physically) right (i.e. firm); and transitive, to be right-handed or take the right-hand side -- go (turn) to (on, use) the right hand.
and the left
sama'l  (saw-mal')
to use the left hand or pass in that direction) -- (go, turn) (on the, to the) left.
in hurling stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
and shooting arrows
chets  (khayts)
a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
out of a bow
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
even of Saul's
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
of Benjamin
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul's kinsmen from Benjamin.

King James Bible
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They were archers who could use either the right or left hand, both to sling stones and shoot arrows from a bow. They were Saul's relatives from Benjamin:

International Standard Version
Equipped as archers, they could use both their right and left hands to shoot arrows and hurl stones. As descendants of Benjamin, they were Saul's relatives.

NET Bible
They were armed with bows and could shoot arrows or sling stones right or left-handed. They were fellow tribesmen of Saul from Benjamin.) These were:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They were armed with bows and could sling stones or shoot arrows with either their right or their left hands. They were Saul's relatives, [from the tribe of] Benjamin.

King James 2000 Bible
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.
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