1 Chronicles 5:23
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal–hermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.”
שֵׁבֶט
The shepherd's rod was not for the sheep — it was for predators. The staff was for guiding and steadying the sheep on narrow paths. David walks through the valley of the shadow of death and takes comfort not in the absence of danger, but in the presence of the shepherd's tools. God is equipped for what lies ahead of you.
יָשַׁב
they dwelt
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יָשַׁב
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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מְנַשֶּׁה
Manasseh
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מְנַשֶּׁה
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
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בַּעַל חֶרְמוֹן
Baal
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בַּעַל חֶרְמוֹן
Baal-Chermon, a place in Palestine
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רָבָה
they multiplied
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רָבָה
to increase (in whatever respect)
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חֶרְמוֹן
Hermon
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חֶרְמוֹן
Chermon, a mount of Palestine
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חֵצִי
the half of
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חֵצִי
the half or middle
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