New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 23:2-7

2“The Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696through me,And His wordוּמִלָּת֖וֹu.mi.la.ToH4405was on my tongueלְשׁוֹנִֽי׃le.sho.NiH3956.

3The Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559it;The Rockצ֣וּרtzurH6697of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478spokeדִבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696to me: ‘He who rulesמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over mankindבָּאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120righteouslyצַדִּ֕יקtza.DikH6662,Who rulesמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910inthe fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,

4Is like the lightוּכְא֥וֹרu.khe.'orH216of the morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242whenthe sunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121risesיִזְרַח־yiz.rach-H2224,A morningבֹּ֚קֶרBo.kerH1242withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808cloudsעָב֔וֹתa.VotH5645, Whenthe freshH1877grassH1877springsout of the earthמֵאָֽרֶץ׃me.'A.retzH776From sunshineמִנֹּ֥גַהּmi.No.gahH5051afterH4480rainמִמָּטָ֖רmi.ma.TarH4306.’

5Is my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004not indeedH3588soכֵ֥ןkhenH3651with Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410? ForHe has madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760an everlastingעוֹלָ֜םo.LamH5769covenantבְרִ֨יתve.RitH1285with me,ProperlyH6186orderedH6186in allH3605thingsH3605,and securedוּשְׁמֻרָ֔הu.she.mu.RahH8104;For will He not indeedH3588makeAllH3605my salvationיִשְׁעִ֥יyish.'IH3468and allH3605mydelightחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656growיַצְמִֽיחַ׃yatz.Mi.achH6779?

6But the worthlessוּבְלִיַּ֕עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100,everyH3605oneH3605of them, are like scatteredמֻנָ֖דmu.NadH5074thornsכְּק֥וֹץke.KotzH6975,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808be takenיִקָּֽחוּ׃yi.Ka.chuH3947in handבְיָ֖דve.YadH3027;

7Instead, the manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376whotouchesיִגַּ֣עyi.Ga'H5060them Must bearmedיִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'H4390with ironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270and the shaftוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of a spearחֲנִ֑יתcha.NitH2595, Andthey will be completelyשָׂר֥וֹףsa.RofH8313burnedיִשָּׂרְפ֖וּyi.sa.re.FuH8313with fireוּבָאֵ֕שׁu.va.'EshH784in theirplaceבַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃ פba.Sha.vetH7675.”

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