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2 Samuel 22:38-46

38Ihavepursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291mineenemiesאֹיְבַ֖י'o.ye.VaiH341,anddestroyedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them;NeitherdidIturnH7725againtilltheywereconsumed.

39AndIhaveconsumedH398them,andsmittenthemthrough,sothattheycannotariseH6965: Yea,theyarefallenH5307undermyfeetH7272.

40Forthou hastgirdedוַתַּזְרֵ֥נִיva.taz.Re.niH247mewithstrengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428untothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; Thou hastsubduedundermethosethatroseקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965upagainstme.

41Thou hast alsomadeH5414mineenemiesוְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יve.'O.ye.VaiH341turntheirbacksH6203untome,ThatImightcutoffthemthathateמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.

42Theylookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159,buttherewasnonetosaveH3467;EvenuntoJehovah,butheansweredעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030themnot.

43Then didIbeatוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833themsmallasthedustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083oftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,IdidcrushH1854themasthemireofthestreetsחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351,anddidspreadH7554themabroad.

44ThoualsohastdeliveredH6403mefromthestrivingsofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971; Thou hastkeptH8104metobetheheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218ofthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471:Apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971whomIhavenotknownH3045shallserveH5647me.

45Theforeignersshallsubmitthemselvesuntome:AssoonastheyhearH8085ofme,theyshallobeyme.

46Theforeignersshallfadeaway,Andshallcometremblingoutoftheir close places.

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