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1 Chronicles 11:1-9

1ThenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselvestoDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732untoHebronחֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,wearethyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106andthyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2Intimespast,evenwhenSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,itwasH1961thouthatleddestoutandbroughtestinIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430saidH559unto thee, Thou shaltbeH1961shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462ofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthou shaltbeH1961princeH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Soalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275;andDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withtheminHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeJehovah;andtheyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofJehovahbySamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סshe.mu.'ElH8050.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wenttoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389(thesameisJebusיְב֑וּסye.VusH2982);andtheJebusites,theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,werethere.

5Andtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJebusיְבוּס֙ye.VusH2982saidH559toDavidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732, Thou shaltnotcomeH935inhither. NeverthelessDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732tookH3920thestrongholdofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;thesameisthecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

6AndDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidH559, Whosoever smiteththeJebusitesfirstבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223shallbeH1961chiefלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218andcaptain.AndJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wentH5927upfirstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,andwasH1961madechiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthestrongholdH4679;thereforeH3651theycalledקָרְאוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121itthecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndhebuiltH1129thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892roundH5439about,fromMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407evenroundH5439about;andJoabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097repairedtherestH7605ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732waxedgreaterH1419andgreaterH1419;forJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635waswithhim.

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