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2 Samuel 24:4-9

4Nevertheless, the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the armyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428.So Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428departedוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to registerלִפְקֹ֥דlif.KodH6485אֶת־'et-H853the troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5They crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583near Aroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177,southיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of the townהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834in the middleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the valleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and proceeded toward Gadהַגָּ֖ד וְאֶל־ha.Gad ve.'el-H1410 H413and Jazerיַעְזֵֽר׃ya'.ZerH3270.

6Then they wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dahH1568andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Tahtim-hodshiH8483,andוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935on to Dan-jaanדָּ֣נָה יַּ֔עַןDa.nah Ya.'anH1835 H1842and aroundוְסָבִ֖יבve.sa.VivH5439toאֶל־'el-H413Sidonצִידֽוֹן׃tzi.DonH6721.

7They wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toward the fortressמִבְצַר־miv.tzar-H4013of Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340and Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669.Finally, they went onוַיֵּֽצְא֛וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318toאֶל־'el-H413the Negevנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, toBeershebaH884.

8At the endמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097of nineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117,having goneוַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּvai.ya.Shu.tuH7751through the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,they returnedוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853reportedוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428the totalמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557numberמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of the troopsהָעָ֖ם אֶל־ha.'Am 'el-H5971 H413.In Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478there wereוַתְּהִ֣יva.te.HiH1961800,000שְׁמֹנֶה֩ מֵא֨וֹת אֶ֤לֶףshe.mo.Neh me.'ot 'E.lefH8083 H3967 H505menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of valorחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,andוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376in Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063there were 500,000חֲמֵשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃cha.mesh- me.'ot 'E.lef 'IshH2568 H3967 H505 H376.

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