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2 Samuel 5:17-25

17When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּי־ki-H3588Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732had been anointedמָשְׁח֨וּma.she.ChuH4886אֶת־'et-H853kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theyפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430allכָל־khol-H3605wentוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927in search ofלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853himדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;butדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732Davidlearnedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of thisand went downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the strongholdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

18Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430had comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935and spread outוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203in the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

19So Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Should I go upהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430?Will You deliver themH5414into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027?” “Go upעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, “forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will surely deliverH5414אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.”

20So Davidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Baal-perazimH1188,where he defeatedוַיַּכֵּ֣ם שָׁ֣ם דָּוִד֒vai.ya.Kem sham da.VidH5221 H8033 H1732the Philistinesand saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Like a burstingכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556floodמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has burst outפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555against my enemiesאֹיְבַ֛י'o.ye.VaiH341before meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440.”Soעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651he calledקָרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־ka.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH1188 H4725Baal-perazimH1188.

21Thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033the Philistines abandonedוַיַּעַזְבוּ־vai.ya.'az.vu-H5800their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091אֶת־'et-H853,and Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פva.'a.na.ShavH582carried them awayוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥םvai.yi.sa.'EmH5375.

22Once againוַיֹּסִ֥פוּ ע֛וֹדvai.yo.Si.fu odH3254 H5750the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430came upלַֽעֲל֑וֹתla.'a.LotH5927and spread outוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203in the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

23So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,who answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808march straight upתַעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927,but circleהָסֵב֙ha.SevH5437aroundאֶל־'el-H413behind themאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310and attackוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935themin frontמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4136of the balsam treesבְּכָאִֽים׃be.kha.'ImH1057.

24As soon asוִ֠יהִיVi.hiH1961you hearכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ke.sha.me.'a.khaH8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֧וֹלKolH6963of marchingצְעָדָ֛הtze.'a.DahH6807in the topsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the balsam treesהַבְּכָאִ֖יםha.be.kha.'ImH1057,move quicklyתֶּחֱרָ֑ץte.che.RatzH2782,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588this will mean thatH227the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has gone outיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.”

25So Davidדָּוִד֙ כֵּ֔ןda.Vid KenH1732 H3651didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commanded himצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680,and he struck downוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430all the way from Gibeonמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387toעַד־ בֹּאֲךָ֥'ad- bo.'a.KhaH5704 H935Gezerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.

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