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1 Chronicles 19:10-19

10NowwhenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawH7200thatthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961setagainsthimbeforeandbehind,hechoseH977ofallthechoicemenH970ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andputtheminarrayagainsttheSyrians.

11Andtherestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hecommittedintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251;andtheyputנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414themselvesinarrayagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

12AndhesaidH559,IftheSyriansbeH1961toostrongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388forme,thenthou shalthelpme;butifthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983beH1961toostrongיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּye.chez.KuH2388forthee,thenIwillhelpthee.

13Beofgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896courage,andletusplaythemanforourpeopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,andforthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:andJehovahdothatwhichseemethhimgoodH2896.

14SoJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097andthepeopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimdrewH5066nighbeforetheSyrians untothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;andtheyfledH5127beforehim.

15AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawH7200thattheSyrianswerefledH5127,theylikewisefledH5127beforeAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,andenteredintothecityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892.ThenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

16AndwhentheSyrianssawH7200thattheywereputtotheworsebeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,theysentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,anddrewforthH3318theSyriansthatwerebeyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,withShophachוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְve.sho.FakhH7780thecaptainofthehostH6635ofHadarezerattheirhead.

17AnditwastoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ידle.da.VidH1732;andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478together,andpassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andcameH935uponthem,andsetthebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayagainstthem.SowhenDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732hadputthebattleH4421inarrayagainsttheSyrians,theyfoughtH3898withhim.

18AndtheSyriansfledH5127beforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732slewH2026oftheSyriansthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505chariotsH7393,andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmen,andkilledוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026Shophachשׁוֹפַ֥ךְsho.FakhH7780thecaptainofthehostH6635.

19Andwhentheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHadarezersawH7200thattheywereputtotheworsebeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theymadepeacewithDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,andservedH5647him:neitherwouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14theSyrianshelpthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983anymore.

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