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1 Chronicles 20:1-3

1Then it happenedוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961in the springתְּשׁוּבַ֨תte.shu.VatH8666,at the timeH6256when kingsהַמְּלָכִ֗יםha.me.la.KhimH4428goH3318outH3318to battle,that Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097ledוַיִּנְהַ֣גvai.yin.HagH5090outH5090the armyחֵ֨יל הַצָּבָ֜אcheil ha.tza.Va'H6635 H2428and ravagedוַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀vai.yash.ChetH7843the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and besiegedוַיָּ֣צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696Rabbahרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7237.But Davidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732stayedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Rabbahרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7237and overthrewוַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃vai.Ye.her.Se.haH2040it.

2Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850oftheir kingמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428from his headרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218,and he foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀vai.yim.tza.'AhH4672it to weighמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948atalentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and there was a preciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68in it; and it was placedוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961on David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218.And he broughtH3318outH3318the spoilsוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235amount.

3He broughtH3318outH3318the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it, andputH7760them to workat sawsH4050,ironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270picksוּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤יu.va.cha.ri.TzeiH2757,and axesH4037.And Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732didיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the sameוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3651to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983.Then Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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