New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 22:38-46

38I pursuedאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה'er.de.FahH7291my enemiesH340andeliminatedוָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑םva.'ash.mi.DemH8045them,And I did not turnH7725backH7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704they were finishedH3615offH3615.

39And I have devouredוָאֲכַלֵּ֥םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them and smashedוָאֶמְחָצֵ֖םva.'em.cha.TzemH4272them, so that they would not riseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965; Andthey fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.

40For You have encircledH247me withH247strengthחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421; You have forcedthose who roseקָמַ֖יka.MaiH6965upH6965against me to bowתַּכְרִ֥יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766downH3766underתַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃tach.Te.niH8478me.

41You have alsomadeH5414my enemiesH340turnH5414theirbacksעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203to me, And Idestroyedוָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃va.'atz.mi.TemH6789those who hatedמְשַׂנְאַ֖יme.san.'AiH8130me.

42They lookedיִשְׁע֖וּyish.'UH8159,but thereH369wasH369noH369oneH369to saveמֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467them; Evento the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,but He did not answerעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030them.

43Then I pulverizedוְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833them as the dustכַּעֲפַר־ka.'a.far-H6083of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;I crushedאֲדִקֵּ֖ם'a.di.KemH1854andtrampledאֶרְקָעֵֽם׃'er.ka.'EmH7554them like the mudכְּטִיט־ke.tit-H2916of the streetsחוּצ֥וֹתchu.TzotH2351.

44You have also savedוַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִיva.te.fa.le.Te.niH6403me from the contentionsמֵרִיבֵ֖יme.ri.VeiH7379of my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971;You have keptתִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙tish.me.Re.niH8104me as headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471;A peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971I have not knownיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045serveיַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ya.'av.Du.niH5647me.

45Foreignersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121 H5236pretendH3584toH3584obeyH3584me;As soon as they hearלִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶןlish.Mo.a' 'O.zenH241 H8085,they obeyיִשָּׁ֥מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me.

46Foreignersבְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖רbe.Nei ne.KharH1121 H5236loseH5034heartH5034, AndcomeH2727tremblingH2727out of their fortressesמִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃mi.mis.ge.ro.TamH4526.

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