Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 10:16-18

16HadadezerH1909sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengers to bringוַיֹּצֵ֤אvai.yo.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853moreArameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834from beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Helamחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2431with Shobachוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְve.sho.VakhH7731the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of Hadadezer’sH1909armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635leading themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

17When this was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046to Davidלְדָוִ֗ד סle.da.VidH1732,he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Helamחֵלָ֑אמָהche.La.mahH2431.Then the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758arrayed themselvesוַיַּעַרְכ֤וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

18But the Arameansאֲרָם֮'a.RamH758fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and Davidדָּוִ֜ד מֵאֲרָ֗םda.Vid me.'a.RamH1732 H758killedוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026sevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967charioteersרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505foot soldiersפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571.וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853He also struck downהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221Shobachשׁוֹבַ֧ךְsho.VakhH7731the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of their armyצְבָא֛וֹtze.va.'OH6635,who diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

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