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2 Samuel 10:2-4

2Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732,I will shewאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617unto Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,as his fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1shewedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617unto me. And Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971to comfortלְנַחֲמ֛וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650for his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.And David’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

3And the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586their lordאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗ם'a.do.nei.HemH113,Thinkestבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thou that Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732doth honourהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,that he hath sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971comfortersמְנַֽחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162unto thee? hath not Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732rathersentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650unto thee, toבַּעֲב֞וּרba.'a.VurH5668searchחֲק֤וֹרcha.KorH2713the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,and to spy it outוּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּu.le.ra.ge.LahH7270,and to overthrowוּלְהָפְכָ֔הּu.le.ha.fe.KhahH2015it?

4Wherefore Hanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,and shaved offוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548the one halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of their beardsזְקָנָ֔םze.ka.NamH2206,and cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772their garmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in the middleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677, evento their buttocksשְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םshe.to.tei.HemH8357,and sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

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