New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 5:17-21

17Now when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they had anointedמָשְׁח֨וּma.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,allכָל־khol-H3605the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upH5927to seekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245outH1245Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and when Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about it,he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to thestrongholdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

18Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430cameבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935and overranוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

19SoDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Shall I goהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927againstH413the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430?Will You handבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH5414 H3027them overH5414to me?” Andthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, “Goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927upH5927,for I will certainlyH5414handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH5414 H3027the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430overH5414to you.”

20Then DavidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBaal-perazimH1188anddefeatedוַיַּכֵּ֣םvai.ya.KemH5221them thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033;and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068has brokenH6555throughH6555my enemiesH340beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me like the breakthroughכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651he namedקָרָ֛א שֵֽׁם־ka.Ra' shem-H7121 H8034that placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Baal-perazimH1188.

21And the Philistinesabandonedוַיַּעַזְבוּ־vai.ya.'az.vu-H5800their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033, soDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and his menH376carriedוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥םvai.yi.sa.'EmH5375them away.

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