1 Samuel 8:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.”
מִלְחָמָה
War, battle, conflict. Milchamah. The battle belongs to the LORD. When you face your giants remember God has already won the battle on your behalf.
קָצִיר
harvest/ his
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קָצִיר
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
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רֶכֶב
chariotry/ his
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רֶכֶב
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
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כְּלִי
the weapons of
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כְּלִי
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
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שַׂר
commanders of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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חָרִישׁ
plowing/ his
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חָרִישׁ
ploughing or its season
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חֲמִשִּׁים
fifties
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חֲמִשִּׁים
fifty
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