New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 12:26-31

26Now Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstRabbahבְּרַבַּ֖תbe.ra.BatH7237of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvai.yil.KodH3920the royalהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

27Then Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I have foughtנִלְחַ֣מְתִּיnil.Cham.tiH3898against Rabbahבְרַבָּ֔הve.ra.BahH7237,I have evenגַּם־gam-H1571capturedלָכַ֖דְתִּיla.Khad.tiH3920the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of watersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

28Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and campוַחֲנֵ֥הva.cha.NehH2583oppositeעַל־'al-H5921the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and captureוְלָכְדָ֑הּve.la.khe.DahH3920it, orפֶּן־pen-H6435I will captureאֶלְכֹּ֤ד'el.KodH3920the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892myselfאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589and it will be namedוְנִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖יve.nik.Ra' she.MiH7121 H8034afterעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921me.”

29So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Rabbahרַבָּ֑תָהra.Ba.tahH7237,and he foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it and capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

30Thenhe tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850oftheir kingמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428from his headרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218;and its weightוּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּu.mish.ka.LahH4948was atalentכִּכַּ֤רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, and it hada preciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stoneוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68; and it was placedon David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218.And he broughtH3318outH3318the plunderוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892in greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966amountsהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

31He also broughtH3318outH3318the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in it, andputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760some to workat sawsבַּ֠מְּגֵרָהBa.me.ge.rahH4050,ironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270picksוּבַחֲרִצֵ֨יu.va.cha.ri.TzeiH2757,and ironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270axesוּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣תu.ve.mag.ze.RotH4037, and made othersserveוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674at the brickבַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ןba.mal.kenH4404worksH4404.And he didיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213the sameוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983.Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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