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1 Chronicles 19:6-16

6When the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן כִּ֥יbe.Nei a.Mon kiH1121 H5983 H3588realized thatוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200they had become a stenchהִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּhit.ba.'a.ShuH887toעִם־'im-H5973Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,Hanunחָ֠נוּןCha.nunH2586and the Ammonitesוּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֜וֹןu.ve.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701to hireלִשְׂכֹּ֣רlis.KorH7936for themselveschariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571fromמִן־min-H4480Aram-naharaimוּמִן־ אֲרַ֤םu.min- 'a.RamH763 H4480 H758,Aram-maacahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601,and Zobahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הu.mi.tzo.VahH6678.

7So they hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּvai.yis.ke.RuH7936for themselvesthirty-twoשְׁנַיִם֩ וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.na.Yim u.she.lo.ShimH8147 H7970thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Maacahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with his troopsעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,who cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583nearלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Medebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311while the Ammonitesוּבְנֵ֣י עַמּ֗וֹןu.ve.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983were mustered from their citiesמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם וַיָּבֹ֖אוּme.'A.rei.Hem vai.ya.Vo.'uH5892 H935and marched outנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622for battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.

8On hearing thisוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085,Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097andוְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853the entireכָּל־kol-H3605armyצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635of mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

9The Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983marched outוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318and arrayed themselvesוַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607to the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,while the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had comeבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935stayed by themselvesלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in the open countryבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

10When Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200כִּֽי־ki-H3588הָיְתָ֧הha.ye.TahH1961the battle linesהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413before himפְנֵי־fe.nei-H6440פָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440and behind himוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,he selectedוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977some ofמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the bestבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977men of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and arrayed themוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122the Arameansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

11Andוְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853he placedנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971under the commandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52,who arrayed themוַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּvai.Ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983.

12“Ifאִם־'im-H518the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758are too strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for meמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480,”said Joabוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “then you will comeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961to myrescueלִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה סlit.shu.'AhH8668.And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֛וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983are too strongיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּye.chez.KuH2388for youמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480,then I will come to your rescueוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּֽיךָ׃ve.ho.sha'.Ti.khaH3467.

13Be strongחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388and let us fight bravelyוְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙ve.nit.cha.ze.KahH2388forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157our peopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971and forוּבְעַ֖דu.ve.'AdH1157the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.May the LORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896what is goodיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213in His sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.”

14So Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and his troopsוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834עִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973advancedוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758,who fledוַיָּנ֖וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440himמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

15When the Ammonitesוּבְנֵ֨י עַמּ֤וֹןu.ve.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758had fledנָ֣סnasH5127,theyהֵ֗םHemH1992tooגַם־gam-H1571fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440Joab’s brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52,and they enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the cityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892.So Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097went backוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

16When the Arameansאֲרָ֗ם'a.RamH758sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588they had been defeatedנִגְּפוּ֮ni.ge.FuH5062byלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to bringוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318אֶת־'et-H853moreArameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834from beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104,with Shophachוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְve.sho.FakhH7780the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of Hadadezer’sH1909armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635leading themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

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