New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 11:1-9

1Then allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,we are your boneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and your fleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2In timesH1571 H8032 H8543pastH8543 H8032,evenH1571when Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586was kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, you werethe one who ledהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318out and broughtוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.Vi'H935in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to you, ‘You shall shepherdתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and you shall be princeנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַ֖ל'alH5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’”

3So allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,and Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andthey anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סshe.mu.'ElH8050.

4Then Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389(that is, Jebusיְב֑וּסye.VusH2982);and the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֔יhay.vu.SiH2983,the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776, werethereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033.

5The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jebusיְבוּס֙ye.VusH2982saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732, “You shall not enterתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008.”Nevertheless Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920the strongholdמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726(that is, the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732).

6Now Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605strikesH5221downH5221a Jebusiteיְבוּסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983firstבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223shall be chiefלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218and commanderוּלְשָׂ֑רu.le.SarH8269.”Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wentוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up firstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,so he becameH1961chiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218.

7Then Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the strongholdבַּמְצָ֑דbam.TzadH4679;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651it was calledקָרְאוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

8Hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892allH5439aroundH5439, from theMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407even to the surroundingH5439areaH5439;and Joabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097repairedיְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.YehH2421the restשְׁאָ֥רshe.'ArH7605of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732becameוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980greaterהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and greaterH1419,for the Lordוַיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was with him.

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