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2 Samuel 10:6-19

6AndthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawH7200thattheyhadmadethemselvesodiousנִבְאֲשׁ֖וּniv.'a.ShuH887toDavidבְּדָוִ֑דbe.da.VidH1732;andthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֡וֹןa.MonH5983sentH7971andhiredH7936theSyriansofBeth-RehobH1050,andtheSyriansofZoba,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmen,andthekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMaacahמַֽעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601[with]athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,andthemenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofTobט֔וֹבTovH2897twelvethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732heardH8085[ofit],andhesentH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andallthehostH6635,themightyH1368menH1368.

8AndthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameH3318out,andputthebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayattheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;andtheSyriansofZobaandofRehobוּרְחוֹב֙u.re.chOvH7340,andthemenוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofTobט֣וֹבTovH2897andMaacahוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הu.ma.'a.KhahH4601werebythemselvesinthefieldH7704.

9AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawH7200thatthefrontofthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961againsthimbeforeandbehind;andhechoseH977outofallthechoicemenH970ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.yis.ra.'elH3478,andputtheminarrayagainsttheSyrians;

10andtherestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hegaveH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251thathemightarraythemagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

11AndhesaidH559,IftheSyriansbeH1961toostrongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388forme,thenthou shalthelpme;andifthechildrenofAmmonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983beH1961toostrongיֶחֱזְק֣וּye.chez.KuH2388forthee,thenIwillcomeוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980andhelpthee.

12BestrongH2388,andletusshewourselvesvaliantforourpeopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971andforthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;andJehovahdowhatisgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896inhissight.

13AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097drewH5066near,andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim, untothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againsttheSyrians;andtheyfledH5127beforehim.

14AndwhenthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawH7200thattheSyriansfledH5127,theyfledH5127beforeAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,andenteredintothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725fromthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,andcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15AndwhentheSyrianssawH7200thattheywereroutedbeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theygatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

16AndHadarezersentH7971,anddrewforthH3318theSyriansthatwerebeyondtheriverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104;andtheycameH935toHelamחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2431;andShobachוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְve.sho.VakhH7731thecaptainofthehostH6635ofHadarezer [wentH3318]beforethem.

17AnditwastoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ד סle.da.VidH1732;andhegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andpassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andcameH935toHelamחֵלָ֑אמָהche.La.mahH2431.AndtheSyrianssetthemselvesinarrayagainstDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andfoughtH3898withhim.

18AndtheSyriansfledH5127beforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732slewH2026oftheSyrianssevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredH3967[in]chariotsH7393,andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,andsmoteShobachשׁוֹבַ֧ךְsho.VakhH7731thecaptainoftheirhostH6635,whodiedH4191there.

19Andallthekingsהַמְּלָכִ֜יםha.me.la.KhimH4428thatwereservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650toHadarezersawH7200thattheywereroutedbeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheymadepeacewithIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andservedH5647them.AndtheSyriansfearedH3372tohelpthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃ פa.MonH5983anymore.

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