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2 Samuel 5:18-22

18The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430also cameבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935and spreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

19And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Shall I go upהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927to the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430?wilt thou deliverהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414them into mine handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027?And the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Go upעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927:for I will doubtlessנָתֹ֥ןna.TonH5414deliverאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

20And Davidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Baal–perazimH1188,and Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣םvai.ya.KemH5221them there, and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hath broken forthפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555upon mine enemiesאֹיְבַ֛י'o.ye.VaiH341beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me, as the breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.Therefore he calledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121the nameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Baal–perazimH1188.

21And there they leftוַיַּעַזְבוּ־vai.ya.'az.vu-H5800their imagesעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091,and Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פva.'a.na.ShavH582burnedוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥םvai.yi.sa.'EmH5375them.

22And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430came upלַֽעֲל֑וֹתla.'a.LotH5927yet againוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254,and spreadוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

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