New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 19:2-5

2Then Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will showאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617to Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1showedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to me.” So Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to consoleלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him concerningעַל־'al-H5921his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.And David’sדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935into the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983to Hanunחָנ֖וּןcha.NunH2586to consoleלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.MoH5162him.

3But the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to Hanunלְחָנ֗וּןle.cha.NunH2586, “Do you thinkבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869that Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732is honoringהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,in that he has sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162to you? Have not his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to you to searchלַחְקֹ֨רlach.KorH2713and to overthrowוְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְve.la.ha.FokhH2015and to spyוּלְרַגֵּל֙u.le.ra.GelH7270out the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776?”

4So Hanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947David’sדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650and shavedוַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔םvay.ga.le.ChemH1548them and cutוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772offH3772their garmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in the middleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677as farעַד־'ad-H5704as their hipsהַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑הha.mif.sa.'AhH4667,and sentH7971them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

5Then certain personswentוַיֵּלְכוּ֩vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and toldוַיַּגִּ֨ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732aboutעַל־'al-H5921the menH376.And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to meetלִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.TamH7122them, for the menH376were greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966humiliatedנִכְלָמִ֣יםnikh.la.MimH3637.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Stayשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427at Jerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834your beardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206growיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779, and thenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.”

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