New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 5:19-25

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.

22Nowthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430cameH5927upH5927onceע֛וֹדodH3254 H5750againH3254and overranוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

23SoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,but He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall not goתַעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927directlyupH5927;circleH5437aroundH5437behindאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them and comeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935at them in frontמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4136of the baka-shrubsבְּכָאִֽים׃be.kha.'ImH1057.

24And it shall be, whenyou hearכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ke.sha.me.'a.khaH8085the soundק֧וֹלKolH6963of marchingצְעָדָ֛הtze.'a.DahH6807in the topsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the baka-shrubsהַבְּכָאִ֖יםha.be.kha.'ImH1057,thenאָ֣ז'azH227you shallactH2782promptlyH2782,for thenאָ֗ז'AzH227the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will have goneH3318outH3318beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you to strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the armyבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.”

25Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651,justH3512asH3512the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him; he struckH5221andH5221killedH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387as farעַד־'ad-H5704asGezerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.

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