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1 Chronicles 19:7-15

7SotheyhiredH7936themthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andtwoשְׁנַיִם֩she.na.YimH8147thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,andthekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMaacahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601andhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,whocameH935andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeMedebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311.AndthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622themselvestogetherfromtheircitiesמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םme.'A.rei.HemH5892,andcameH935tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.

8AndwhenDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732heardH8085ofit,hesentH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andallthehostH6635ofthemightyH1368menH1368.

9AndthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935out,andputthebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayatthegateofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:andthekingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwerecomeH935werebythemselvesinthefieldH7704.

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.

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