New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 5:6-12

6Now the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his menH376wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389againstאֶל־'el-H413the Jebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay.vu.SiH2983,the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they saidH559toDavidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732, “You shall not comeתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935in hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008,but the blindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787and lameוְהַפִּסְחִים֙ve.ha.pis.ChimH6455will turnהֱסִֽירְךָ֗he.si.re.KhaH5493you awayH5493”;thinkingH559, “Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannotH3808enterיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.”

7Nevertheless, Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920the strongholdמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726, that isthe cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, “Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605would strikeמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221the Jebusitesיְבֻסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983,let him reachוְיִגַּ֣עve.yi.Ga'H5060the lameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455and the blindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787,who are hatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130by David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,through the waterH6794tunnelH6794.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651they sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, “The blindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787or the lameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455shall not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.”

9So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732livedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the strongholdבַּמְּצֻדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686and calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itthe cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129allH5439aroundH5439from theMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407and inwardוָבָֽיְתָה׃va.Va.ye.tahH1004.

10Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732becameוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980greaterהָל֣וֹךְha.LokhH1980and greaterH1419,for the Lordוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was with him.

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.

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