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2 Samuel 10:6-14

6And when the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that they stankנִבְאֲשׁ֖וּniv.'a.ShuH887before Davidבְּדָוִ֑דbe.da.VidH1732,the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֡וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971and hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩vai.yis.ke.RuH7936the Syriansאֲרַ֨ם'a.RamH758of Beth–rehobH1050,and the Syriansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Zobaצוֹבָ֗אtzo.Va'H6678,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273,and of kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Maacahמַֽעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505menH376,and of Ish–tobH382twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376.

7And when Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and all the hostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635of the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

8And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983came outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318,and put the battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in arrayוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186at the entering inפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:and the Syriansוַאֲרַ֨םva.'a.RamH758of Zobaצוֹבָ֤אtzo.Va'H6678,and of Rehobוּרְחוֹב֙u.re.chOvH7340,and Ish–tobH382,and Maacahוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הu.ma.'a.KhahH4601, wereby themselvesלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

9When Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was against him beforeמִפָּנִ֖יםmi.pa.NimH6440and behindוּמֵֽאָח֑וֹרu.me.'a.ChorH268,he choseוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977of all the choiceבְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.ReiH977menof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.yis.ra.'elH3478, and put themin arrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125the Syriansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758:

10And the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971he deliveredנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, that he might put themin arrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֕ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758be too strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for me, then thou shalt helpלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444me: but if the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983be too strongיֶחֱזְק֣וּye.chez.KuH2388for thee, then I will comeוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980and helpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַֽle.ho.Shi.a'H3467thee.

12Be of good courageחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388,and let us play the menוְנִתְחַזַּק֙ve.nit.cha.ZakH2388for our peopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,and for the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213that which seemethבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869him goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896.

13And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097drew nighוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066,and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971that werewith him, unto the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against the Syriansבַּֽאֲרָ֑םba.'a.RamH758:and they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

14And when the childrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758were fledנָ֣סnasH5127,then fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127they also beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.So Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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