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2 Samuel 5:1-10

1ThencameH935allthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732untoHebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,andspake,sayingH559,Behold,wearethyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106andthyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2Intimes past,whenSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overus,itwasH1961thouthatleddestoutandbroughtestinIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andJehovahsaidH559tothee, Thou shaltbeH1961shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462ofmypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthou shaltbeH1961princeH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Soalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275;andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withtheminHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeJehovah:andtheyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427,andhereignedH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

5InHebronבְּחֶבְרוֹן֙be.chev.rOnH2275hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320;andinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389hereignedמָלַ֗ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141overallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

6Andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andhismenH376wentH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389againsttheJebusites,theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whospake untoDavidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,ExceptthoutakeawayH5493theblindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787andthelame, thou shaltnotcomeתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935inhither;thinking,Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannotcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935inhither.

7NeverthelessDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookH3920thestrongholdofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726;thesameisthecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidH1732saidH559onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Whosoever smiteththeJebusites,lethimgetuptothewatercourse,andsmitethelameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455andtheblindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787,thatarehatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130ofDavid’ssoulH5315. WhereforetheysayH559,Therearetheblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787andthelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455;hecannotcomeH935intothehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

9AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthestronghold,andcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itthecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732builtH1129roundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439aboutfromMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407andinward.

10AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732waxedgreaterH1419andgreaterH1419;forJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,waswithhim.

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