Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 12:26-31

26Meanwhile, Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Rabbahבְּרַבַּ֖תbe.ra.BatH7237of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvai.yil.KodH3920אֶת־'et-H853the royalהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410fortressעִ֥יר'irH5892.

27Then Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732to sayוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I have foughtנִלְחַ֣מְתִּיnil.Cham.tiH3898against Rabbahבְרַבָּ֔הve.ra.BahH7237and haveגַּם־gam-H1571capturedלָכַ֖דְתִּיla.Khad.tiH3920אֶת־'et-H853the waterהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325supplyof the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

28Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,assembleאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622אֶת־'et-H853the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,lay siegeוַחֲנֵ֥הva.cha.NehH2583toעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,and capture itוְלָכְדָ֑הּve.la.khe.DahH3920.Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589אֶת־'et-H853will captureאֶלְכֹּ֤ד'el.KodH3920the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and it will be namedוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121after meשְׁמִ֖י עָלֶֽיהָ׃she.Mi 'a.Lei.haH8034 H5921.”

29So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853assembledוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Rabbahרַבָּ֑תָהra.Ba.tahH7237;and he foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against itand captured itוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920.

30Then he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850fromמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921the headרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218of their kingמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428.It weighedוּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּu.mish.ka.LahH4948a talentכִּכַּ֤רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091and was set with preciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68,and it wasוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961placed onעַל־'al-H5921David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218.And David tookהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318a great amountהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966of plunderוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998from the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892.

31וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Davidbrought outהוֹצִ֗יאho.Tzi'H3318the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were thereand putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them to workwith sawsבַּ֠מְּגֵרָהBa.me.ge.rahH4050,ironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270picksוּבַחֲרִצֵ֨יu.va.cha.ri.TzeiH2757,and axesוּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣תu.ve.mag.ze.RotH4037הַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270,and he made them workוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853at the brick kilnsבַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ןba.mal.kenH4404.He didיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213the sameוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the Ammoniteבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֑וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892.Thenדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732Davidand allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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