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2 Samuel 10

1Anditcametopassafterthis,thatthekingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983diedH4191,andHanunחָנ֥וּןcha.NunH2586hissonH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inhisstead.

2AndDavidH1732saidH559,IwillshowkindnessuntoHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586thesonH1121ofNahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,ashisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1showedkindnessuntome.SoDavidH1732sentH7971byhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֛וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162himconcerningאֶל־'el-H413hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.AndDavid’sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameH935intothelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

3ButtheprincesH8269ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidH559untoHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586theirlordאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗ם'a.do.nei.HemH113, Thinkest thouthatDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732dothhonorהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,inthathehathsentH7971comfortersמְנַֽחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162unto thee? hathnotDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650unto theetosearchH2713thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,andtospyוּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּu.le.ra.ge.LahH7270itout,andtooverthrowוּלְהָפְכָ֔הּu.le.ha.fe.KhahH2015it?

4SoHanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookH3947David’sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,andshavedH1548offtheonehalfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677oftheirbeardsזְקָנָ֔םze.ka.NamH2206,andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772offtheirgarmentsinthemiddleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677,eventotheirbuttocks,andsentH7971themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

5WhentheytoldH5046ituntoDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,hesentH7971tomeetthem;forthemenH376wereH1961greatlyashamedH3637.Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, TarryatJerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405untilyourbeardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206beH1961grownיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779,andthenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.

6AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawH7200thattheywerebecomeH887odiousנִבְאֲשׁ֖וּniv.'a.ShuH887toDavidבְּדָוִ֑דbe.da.VidH1732,thechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֡וֹןa.MonH5983sentH7971andhiredH7936theSyriansofBeth-rehobH1050,andtheSyriansofZobahצוֹבָ֗אtzo.Va'H6678,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmen,andthekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMaacahמַֽעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601withathousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,andthemenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofTobט֔וֹבTovH2897twelvethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

7AndwhenDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732heardH8085ofit,hesentH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andallthehostH6635ofthemightyH1368menH1368.

8AndthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameH3318out,andputthebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayattheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:andtheSyriansofZobahצוֹבָ֤אtzo.Va'H6678andofRehobוּרְחוֹב֙u.re.chOvH7340,andthemenוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofTobט֣וֹבTovH2897andMaacahוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הu.ma.'a.KhahH4601,werebythemselvesinthefieldH7704.

9NowwhenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawH7200thatthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961setagainsthimbeforeandbehind,hechoseH977ofallthechoicemenH970ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.yis.ra.'elH3478,andputtheminarrayagainsttheSyrians:

10andtherestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hecommittedintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251;andheputנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414theminarrayagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

11AndhesaidH559,IftheSyriansbeH1961toostrongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388forme,thenthou shalthelpme;butifthechildrenofAmmonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983beH1961toostrongיֶחֱזְק֣וּye.chez.KuH2388forthee,thenIwillcomeוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980andhelpthee.

12Beofgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896courage,andletusplaythemanforourpeopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,andforthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:andJehovahdothatwhichseemethhimgoodH2896.

13SoJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimdrewH5066nigh untothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againsttheSyrians:andtheyfledH5127beforehim.

14AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawH7200thattheSyrianswerefledH5127,theylikewisefledH5127beforeAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,andenteredintothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.ThenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725fromthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,andcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15AndwhentheSyrianssawH7200thattheywereputtotheworsebeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theygatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

16AndHadarezersentH7971,andbroughtH935outtheSyriansthatwerebeyondtheRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104:andtheycameH935toHelamחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2431,withShobachוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְve.sho.VakhH7731thecaptainofthehostH6635ofHadarezerattheirhead.

17AnditwastoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ד סle.da.VidH1732;andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478together,andpassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andcameH935toHelamחֵלָ֑אמָהche.La.mahH2431.AndtheSyrianssetthemselvesinarrayagainstDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andfoughtH3898withhim.

18AndtheSyriansfledH5127beforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732slewH2026oftheSyriansthemenofsevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967chariotsH7393,andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,andsmoteShobachשׁוֹבַ֧ךְsho.VakhH7731thecaptainoftheirhostH6635,sothathediedH4191there.

19Andwhenallthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֜יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwereservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650toHadarezersawH7200thattheywereputtotheworsebeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theymadepeacewithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andservedH5647them.SotheSyriansfearedH3372tohelpthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃ פa.MonH5983anymore.

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