New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 12:16-18

16Then someמִן־min-H4480of the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the strongholdלַמְצָ֖דlam.TzadH4679to Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

17DavidH1732wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִפְנֵיהֶם֒lif.nei.HemH6440them, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you comeH935peacefullyלְשָׁל֞וֹםle.sha.LomH7965to me to helpלְעָזְרֵ֔נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me, my heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824shall be unitedלְיָ֑חַדle.Ya.chadH3162with you; but ifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518to betrayלְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִיle.ra.mo.Ta.niH7411me to my adversariesלְצָרַ֗יle.tza.RaiH6862,since there is noבְּלֹ֤אbe.Lo'H3808wrongחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555in my handsבְּכַפַּ֔יbe.kha.PaiH3709,may the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1lookיֵ֛רֶאYe.re'H7200on itand decideוְיוֹכַֽח׃ סve.yo.KhachH3198.”

18Thenthe Spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307cameלָבְשָׁ֗הla.ve.ShahH3847uponAmasaiעֲמָשַׂי֮'a.ma.SaiH6022,who was the chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the thirtyH7970, and he said, “Weare yours, O DavidH1732,And with you, O sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448!PeaceH7965,peaceH7965to you,And peaceH7965to him who helpsH5826you;Indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588,your GodH430helpsH5826you!” Then DavidH1732receivedוַיְקַבְּלֵ֣םvay.ka.be.LemH6901them and madeוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themcaptainsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the bandהַגְּדֽוּד׃ פha.ge.DudH1416.

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