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2 Samuel 10

Ammon and Aram Defeated

1Now it happenedוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310H3651thatthe kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121H5983diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Hanunחָנ֥וּןcha.NunH2586becameH4427kingH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.
2Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will showאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617to Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,justH3512asH3512his fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1showedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to me.” So Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971someבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650to consoleלְנַחֲמ֛וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him aboutאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.But when David’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121H5983,
3the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֜וֹןve.nei- a.MonH1121H5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to their lordאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗ם'a.do.nei.HemH113Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586, “Do you thinkבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869that Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732is simplyhonoringהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971you servantsto consoleמְנַֽחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162you?Has Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732not sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650to you in orderבַּעֲב֞וּרba.'a.VurH5668to exploreחֲק֤וֹרcha.KorH2713the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,to spyוּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּu.le.ra.ge.LahH7270it outH7270and overthrowוּלְהָפְכָ֔הּu.le.ha.fe.KhahH2015it?”
4So Hanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650andshavedH1548offH1548halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of their beardsזְקָנָ֔םze.ka.NamH2206, andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772offH3772their robesמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in the middleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677as farעַ֣ד'adH5704as their buttocksH8351,and sentH7971them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.
5When messengersinformedוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971servantsto meetלִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.TamH7122them, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the menH376were extremelyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966humiliatedנִכְלָמִ֣יםnikh.la.MimH3637.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Stayשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in Jerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405untilעַד־'ad-H5704your beardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206growיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779back, and thenyou shall returnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.”
6Now when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200thatthey had becomeH887repulsiveH887to Davidבְּדָוִ֑דbe.da.VidH1732,the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֡וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971messengers andhiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩vai.yis.ke.RuH7936the Arameansאֲרַ֨ם'a.RamH758ofBeth-rehobH1050and theArameansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Zobahצוֹבָ֗אtzo.Va'H6678,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273soldiersH7273,and the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMaacahמַֽעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601witha thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505menH376,and the menH382ofH382TobH382withtwelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376.
7When Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about this,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and allכָּל־kol-H3605the armyהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635,the warriorsהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.
8And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameH3318outH3318and linedH6186upH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thecityהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,while the Arameansוַאֲרַ֨םva.'a.RamH758of Zobahצוֹבָ֤אtzo.Va'H6678and of Rehobוּרְחוֹב֙u.re.chOvH7340and the menH382ofH382TobH382and Maacahוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הu.ma.'a.KhahH4601were stationedbyH905themselvesH905in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.
9Now when Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatthe battleפְּנֵ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֔הpe.Nei ha.mil.cha.MahH6440H4421was set againstאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413him at the frontמִפָּנִ֖יםmi.pa.NimH6440and at the rearוּמֵֽאָח֑וֹרu.me.'a.ChorH268,he selectedH977warriorsfrom allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the choiceH977menH977in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.yis.ra.'elH3478,and linedH6186themupH6186againstלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122the Arameansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.
10But the remainderיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971he placedנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414under the commandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52,and he linedH6186themupH6186againstלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
11And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758are tooמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for me, then you shall helpלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444me; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983are tooמִמְּךָ֔mi.me.KhaH4480strongיֶחֱזְק֣וּye.chez.KuH2388for you, then I will comeוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980to helpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַֽle.ho.Shi.a'H3467you.
12Be strongH2388,and let’s showH2388ourselves courageousH2388for the sakeH1157of our peopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; andmay the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213whatH2896isH2896goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in His sightבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869.”
13So Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him advancedוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against the Arameansבַּֽאֲרָ֑םba.'a.RamH758, andthey fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127from him.
14When the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758had fledנָ֣סnasH5127, they alsofledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127from Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Then Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from fightingagainstמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
15When the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they had beendefeatedנִגַּ֖ףni.GafH5062by Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they assembledוַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.
16And HadadezerH1909sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971wordand broughtH3318outH3318the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH4480H5676the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Helamחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2431; andShobachוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְve.sho.VakhH7731the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of HadadezerH1909ledלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
17Now when it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046to Davidלְדָוִ֗ד סle.da.VidH1732,he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478together and crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Helamחֵלָ֑אמָהche.La.mahH2431.And the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758linedH6186upH6186againstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898him.
18But the Arameansאֲרָם֮'a.RamH758fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732killedוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026sevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967charioteersרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393of the Arameansמֵאֲרָ֗םme.'a.RamH758and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and struckהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221Shobachשׁוֹבַ֧ךְsho.VakhH7731the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of their armyצְבָא֛וֹtze.va.'OH6635,and he diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
19When allכָֽל־khol-H3605the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֜יםha.me.la.KhimH4428,servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of HadadezerH1909,sawוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they had beendefeatedנִגְּפוּ֙ni.ge.FuH5062by Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they madeH7999peaceוַיַּשְׁלִ֥מוּvai.yash.Li.muH7999with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them. So the Arameansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758wereH3372afraidוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372to helpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃ פa.MonH5983anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750.

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