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2 Samuel 5:1-5

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.

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