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2 Samuel 5:6-25

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.

11AndHiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֥רtzorH6865sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,andcedar-trees,andcarpenters,andmasons;andtheybuiltH1129Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732ahouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732perceivedthatJehovahhadestablishedH3559himkingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelH3478,andthathehadexaltedhiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467forhispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israel’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookH3947himmoreconcubinesH6370andwivesH802outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,afterhewascomeH935fromHebronמֵחֶבְר֑וֹןme.chev.RonH2275;andtherewereyetH5750sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323bornH3205toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

14AndthesearethenamesH8034ofthosethatwerebornuntohiminJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:Shammuaשַׁמּ֣וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051,andShobabוְשׁוֹבָ֔בve.sho.VavH7727,andNathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416,andSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃u.she.lo.MohH8010,

15andIbharוְיִבְחָ֥רve.yiv.CharH2984,andElishuaוֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַve.'e.li.Shu.a'H474,andNephegוְנֶ֥פֶגve.Ne.fegH5298,andJaphiaוְיָפִֽיעַ׃ve.ya.Fi.a'H3309,

16andElishamaוֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עve.'e.li.sha.Ma'H476,andEliadaוְאֶלְיָדָ֖עve.'el.ya.Da'H450,andElipheletוֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ פve.'e.li.Fa.letH467.

17AndwhenthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardH8085thattheyhadanointedמָשְׁח֨וּma.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927uptoseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardH8085ofit,andwentH5927downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tothestronghold.

18NowthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430hadcomeH935andspreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselvesinthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

19AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIgoהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927upagainstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thoudeliverthemintomyhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027?AndJehovahsaidH559untoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927up;forIwillcertainlydeliverthePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430intothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

20AndDavidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732cameH935toBaal-perazimH1188,andDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732smotethemthere;andhesaidH559,JehovahhathbrokenH6555mineenemiesאֹיְבַ֛י'o.ye.VaiH341beforeme,likethebreachH6556ofwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.ThereforeH3651hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034ofthatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Baal-perazimH1188.

21AndtheyleftH5800theirimagesthere;andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732andhismenH376tookH5375themawayH5375.

22AndthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upyetH5750againע֛וֹדodH5750,andspreadוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselvesinthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

23AndwhenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,hesaidH559, Thou shaltnotgoוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935up:makeacircuitbehindthem,andcomeH935uponthemoveragainstthemulberry-trees.

24Anditshallbeוִ֠יהִיVi.hiH1961,whenthou hearestthesoundק֧וֹלKolH6963ofmarchinginthetopsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218ofthemulberry-trees,thatthenאָ֣ז'azH227thou shalt bestir thyself;forthenאָ֗ז'AzH227isJehovahgoneH3318outbeforetheetosmitethehostofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

25AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732didsoכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,asJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him,andsmotethePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387untilthoucomeH935toGezerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.

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