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2 Samuel 2:1-7

1And it came to pass after thisאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל֩vai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Shall I go upהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927into anyבְּאַחַת֙be.'a.ChatH259of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Go upעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927.And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whither shall I go upאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927?And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Unto Hebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275.

2So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thither, and his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֑יוna.ShavH802also, Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293the JezreelitessH3159,and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26Nabal’sנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802the Carmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

3And his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֧יוva.'a.na.ShavH582that werewith him did Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732bring upהֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.LahH5927,every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his householdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004:and they dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275.

4And the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and there they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thatthe menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003were theythat buriedקָבְר֖וּka.ve.RuH6912Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.

5And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Blessedבְּרֻכִ֤יםbe.ru.KhimH1288beye of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,that ye have shewedעֲשִׂיתֶ֜ם'a.si.TemH6213this kindnessהַחֶ֣סֶדha.Che.sedH2617unto your lordאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם֙'a.do.nei.KhemH113, evenunto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and have buriedוַֽתִּקְבְּר֖וּva.tik.be.RuH6912him.

6And now the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shewיַֽעַשׂ־ya.'as-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶ֑תve.'e.MetH571unto you: and I also will requiteאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213you this kindnessהַטּוֹבָ֣הha.to.VahH2896,because ye have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם'a.si.TemH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

7Therefore now let your handsיְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027be strengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,and be ye valiantלִבְנֵי־ חַ֔יִלliv.nei- Cha.yilH2428 H1121:for your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,and also the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063have anointedמָשְׁח֧וּma.she.ChuH4886me kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over them.

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