New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 5:11-16

11Then Hiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֥רtzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732with cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesוַעֲצֵ֣יva.'a.TzeiH6086and carpentersוְחָרָשֵׁ֣י עֵ֔ץve.cha.ra.Shei 'EtzH2796 H6086and stonemasonsוְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י אֶ֣בֶןve.cha.ra.Shei 'E.venH2796 H68; andthey builtוַיִּבְנֽוּ־vai.yiv.nu-H1129a houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004for Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.

12And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732realizedוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had establishedהֱכִינ֧וֹhe.khi.NoH3559him as kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that He had exaltedנִשֵּׂ֣אni.Se'H5375his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467for the sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of His peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

13MeanwhileDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947moreע֜וֹדodH5750concubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤יםpi.lag.ShimH6370and wivesוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310he cameבֹּא֣וֹbo.'OH935from Hebronמֵחֶבְר֑וֹןme.chev.RonH2275;and moreע֛וֹדodH5750sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323were bornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

14Nowtheseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034of those whoH3209were bornH3209to him in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:Shammuaשַׁמּ֣וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051,Shobabוְשׁוֹבָ֔בve.sho.VavH7727,Nathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416,Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃u.she.lo.MohH8010,

15Ibharוְיִבְחָ֥רve.yiv.CharH2984,Elishuaוֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַve.'e.li.Shu.a'H474,Nephegוְנֶ֥פֶגve.Ne.fegH5298,Japhiaוְיָפִֽיעַ׃ve.ya.Fi.a'H3309,

16Elishamaוֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עve.'e.li.sha.Ma'H476,Eliadaוְאֶלְיָדָ֖עve.'el.ya.Da'H450and Elipheletוֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ פve.'e.li.Fa.letH467.

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