New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 5:17-25

17When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they had anointedמָשְׁח֨וּma.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָל־khol-H3605the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to seekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245out Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and when Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it,he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to thestrongholdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

18Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430cameבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935and spreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves out inthe valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

19ThenDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Shall I goהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927up againstH413the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430?Will You giveהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414them into my handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027?” Andthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, “Goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927up, for I will certainlyנָתֹ֥ןna.TonH5414giveאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.”

20So DavidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBaal-perazimH1188anddefeatedוַיַּכֵּ֣םvai.ya.KemH5221them thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033;and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068has brokenH6555throughH6555my enemiesH340beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me like the breakthroughכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651he namedקָרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־ka.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Baal-perazimH1188.

21They abandonedוַיַּעַזְבוּ־vai.ya.'az.vu-H5800their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033, soDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and his menH376carriedוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥םvai.yi.sa.'EmH5375them away.

22Nowthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430cameלַֽעֲל֑וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up onceע֛וֹדodH3254 H5750againH3254and spreadוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves out in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

23WhenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall not goתַעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927directlyup; circleH5437aroundH5437behindאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them and comeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935at them in frontמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4136of thebalsamבְּכָאִֽים׃be.kha.'ImH1057treesH1057.

24It shall be, whenyou hearכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ke.sha.me.'a.khaH8085the soundק֧וֹלKolH6963of marchingצְעָדָ֛הtze.'a.DahH6807in the topsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of thebalsamהַבְּכָאִ֖יםha.be.kha.'ImH1057treesH1057,thenאָ֣ז'azH227you shall actH2782promptlyH2782,for thenאָ֗ז'AzH227the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will have goneיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318out beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you to strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the armyבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.”

25Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him, and struckH5221downH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387as farעַד־'ad-H5704asGezerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.

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