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2 Samuel 12:26-30

26And Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Rabbahבְּרַבַּ֖תbe.ra.BatH7237of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,and tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvai.yil.KodH3920the royalהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

27And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I have foughtנִלְחַ֣מְתִּיnil.Cham.tiH3898against Rabbahבְרַבָּ֔הve.ra.BahH7237,and have takenלָכַ֖דְתִּיla.Khad.tiH3920the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

28Now therefore gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH622,and encampוַחֲנֵ֥הva.cha.NehH2583against the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,and takeוְלָכְדָ֑הּve.la.khe.DahH3920it: lest I takeאֶלְכֹּ֤ד'el.KodH3920the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and it be calledוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121after my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

29And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971togetherH622,and wentH3212to Rabbahרַבָּ֑תָהra.Ba.tahH7237,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it, and tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

30And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947their king’sמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850from off his headרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218,the weightוּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּu.mish.ka.LahH4948whereof wasa talentכִּכַּ֤רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091with the preciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: and it was seton David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218.And he brought forthהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318the spoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892in greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

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