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1 Chronicles 12:30

Ephraim

28 and Zadok, a mighty young man of valor, with 22 commanders from his own family.

29 From Benjamin, the kinsmen of Saul: 3,000, most of whom had remained loyal to the house of Saul up to that time.

From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.

31 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.

32 From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

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BSB
From Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
KJV
And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
WEB
Of the children of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.
ASV
And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers` houses.
DARBY
And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valour, men of name in their fathers' houses.
BLB
And of the sons of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred mighty men of valor, men of renown according to the house of their fathers.
ÅB
og av Efra'ims barn tyve tusen og åtte hundre, djerve stridsmenn, navnkundige menn i sine familier;
OTB
Fra sønnene av Efraim, mektige menn av mot, berømte menn i sine fedres hus:
20 800.
B1930
og av Efra'ims barn tyve tusen og åtte hundre, djerve stridsmenn, navnkundige menn i sine familier;

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Cross references

  • Genesis 6:4

    The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

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