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1 Chronicles 11:4-9

4Then Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389(that is, Jebusיְב֑וּסye.VusH2982);and the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֔יhay.vu.SiH2983,the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776, werethereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033.

5The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jebusיְבוּס֙ye.VusH2982saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732, “You shall not enterתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008.”Nevertheless Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920the mountainH4686strongholdמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726(that is, the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732).

6Now Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605is firstבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223tokillמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221a Jebusiteיְבוּסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983shall be chiefלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218and commanderוּלְשָׂ֑רu.le.SarH8269.”Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wentH5927upH5927firstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,so he becameH1961chiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218.

7Then Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the strongholdבַּמְצָ֑דbam.TzadH4679;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651it was calledקָרְאוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

8Hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892allH5439aroundH5439, from theMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407to the surroundingH5439areaH5439;and Joabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097repairedיְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.YehH2421the restשְׁאָ֥רshe.'ArH7605of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9And Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732becameH1980greaterH1419 H1980and greaterH1419 H1980,for the Lordוַיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was with him.

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