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1 Chronicles 11:1-3

1Then all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselves to Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732unto Hebronחֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold, we arethy boneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and thy fleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2And moreover in timeתְּמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543pastשִׁלְשׁ֗וֹםshil.ShomH8032,even when Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586was kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, thou wasthe that leddest outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318and broughtest inוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.Vi'H935Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto thee, Thou shalt feedתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462my peopleH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and thou shalt be rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over my peopleH1571Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Therefore cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935all the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275;and Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סshe.mu.'ElH8050.

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