Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 5:1-10

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֧יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275and saidH559, “Hereהִנְנ֛וּhi.NuH2005weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587are,your own fleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320and bloodעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106.

2Evenאֶתְמ֣וֹל'et.MolH1571 H865in times pastשִׁלְשׁ֗וֹםshil.ShomH8032,while Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586wasבִּהְי֨וֹתbih.YotH1961kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428over usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,youאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859were the oneהָיִ֛יתָha.yi.tahH1961who led Israel outהַמּוֹצִ֥יא יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לha.mo.tzi' Yis.ra.'ElH3318 H3478and brought them backוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853. And to youthe LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859will shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and youוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859will beתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961rulerלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921themיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’”

3So allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275, whereבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.RotH3772with thema covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886אֶת־'et-H853himדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732was thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֛הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, andhe reignedמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

5In Hebronבְּחֶבְרוֹן֙be.chev.rOnH2275he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320,and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389he reignedמָלַ֗ךְma.LakhH4427thirty-threeשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙she.lo.Shim ve.sha.LoshH7970 H7969yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141overעַ֥ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

6Now the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582marchedוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389againstאֶל־'el-H413the Jebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay.vu.SiH2983who inhabitedיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.The Jebusites saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732: “You will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808get inתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008.Evenכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the blindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787and lameלֵאמֹר֙ וְהַפִּסְחִים֙le.Mor ve.ha.pis.ChimH6455 H559can repel youהֱסִֽירְךָ֗he.si.re.KhaH5493.”For they thoughtלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808get inיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.”

7Nevertheless, Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֵ֖ת'etH853capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920the fortressמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726(that isהִ֖יאhi'H1931,the Cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732).

8On thatהַה֗וּא כָּל־ha.Hu' kol-H1931 H3605dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117heדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoever attacksמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221the Jebusitesיְבֻסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983must use the water shaftבַּצִּנּ֔וֹרba.tzi.NorH6794וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853to reachוְיִגַּ֣עve.yi.Ga'H5060the lameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and blindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787who are despisedשְׂנֻאֵ֖י נֶ֣פֶשׁse.nov Ne.feshH8130 H5315by Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.”That is whyעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it is saidיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, “The blindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and the lameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808enterיָב֖וֹא אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the palaceהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.”

9So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732took up residenceוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the fortressבַּמְּצֻדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686and calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itthe Cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.Heדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732built it upוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129all the way aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439,fromמִן־min-H4480the supporting terracesהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407inwardוָבָֽיְתָה׃va.Va.ye.tahH1004.

10And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732becameוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980greaterהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and greaterוְגָד֑וֹלve.ga.DolH1431,for the LORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was with himעִמּֽוֹ׃ פi.MoH5973.

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