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2 Samuel 18:1-3

1Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853reviewedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485his troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854and appointedוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760over themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and of hundredsוְשָׂרֵ֥י מֵאֽוֹת׃ve.sa.Rei me.'otH3967 H8269.

2Heדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853sent outוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971the troopsהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,a thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤ית בְּיַד־ha.she.li.Shit be.yad-H7992 H3027under Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,a thirdוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁית בְּיַ֨דVe.ha.she.li.shit be.YadH7992 H3027under Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,and a thirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ת בְּיַ֖דve.Ha.she.li.Shit be.YadH7992 H3027under Ittaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589will surely march outH3318with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973as wellגַּם־gam-H1571.”

3But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971pleadedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go outתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318!Forכִּי֩kiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518we have to fleeH5127,they will not careלֹא־ יָשִׂ֧ימוּ לֵ֗בlo'- ya.Si.mu LevH3808 H7760 H3820about usאֵלֵ֣ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413.Even ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518half of usחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677dieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,they will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808careיָשִׂ֤ימוּ לֵ֔בya.Si.mu LevH7760 H3820אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.Lei.nuH413.Butכִּֽי־ki-H3588עַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258you areworthכָמֹ֖נוּkha.Mo.nuH3644tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousand of usאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505.It is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258ifכִּי־ki-H3588youתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961supportלַעְזֽוֹר׃ סla'.zirH5826usfrom the cityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.”

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