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2 Samuel 8:12-18

12from Edomמֵאֲרָ֤םme.'a.RamH758and Moabוּמִמּוֹאָב֙u.mi.mo.'AvH4124,from the Ammonitesוּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןu.mi.be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983and Philistinesוּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.mi.pe.lish.TimH6430and Amalekitesוּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑קu.me.'a.ma.LekH6002,and from the spoilוּמִשְּׁלַ֛לu.mi.she.LalH7998of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָֽה׃tzo.VahH6678.

13And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a name for himselfשֵׁ֔םShemH8034when he returnedבְּשֻׁב֕וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from striking downמֵהַכּוֹת֥וֹme.ha.ko.ToH5221אֶת־'et-H853eighteenשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505Edomitesאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758in the Valley of Saltבְּגֵיא־ מֶ֑לַחbe.gei'- Me.lachH1516 H4417.

14He placedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִ֗יםne.tzi.VimH5333throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Edomבֶּאֱד֜וֹםbe.'e.DomH123,and allכָל־khol-H3605אֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123the Edomitesשָׂ֣ם נְצִבִ֔ים אֱד֖וֹםsam ne.tzi.Vim 'e.DomH123 H7760 H5333wereוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961subjectעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732.So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853made Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732victoriousוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

15Thus Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and administeredוַיְהִ֣י דָוִ֗ד עֹשֶׂ֛הvay.Hi da.Vid 'o.SehH1961 H1732 H6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971:

16Joabוְיוֹאָ֥בve.yo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870was overעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635;Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasthe recorderמַזְכִּֽיר׃maz.KirH2142;

17Zadokוְצָד֧וֹקve.tza.DokH6659sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֛וּב'a.chi.TuvH285and Ahimelechוַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְva.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54were priestsכֹּהֲנִ֑יםko.ha.NimH3548;Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304was the scribeסוֹפֵֽר׃so.FerH5608;

18Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was overthe Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432;and David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121wereהָיֽוּ׃ פha.YuH1961priestly leadersכֹּהֲנִ֥יםko.ha.NimH3548.

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