New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 5:6-8

6Now the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his menH376wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389againstאֶל־'el-H413the Jebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay.vu.SiH2983,the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and they saidH559toDavidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732, “You shall not comeH935inH935hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008, but eventhose who are blindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787and those who limpוְהַפִּסְחִים֙ve.ha.pis.ChimH6455will turnהֱסִֽירְךָ֗he.si.re.KhaH5493you awayH5493,”thinkingH559, “Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannotH3808enterH935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.”

7Nevertheless, Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920the strongholdמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726, that is,the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, “Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605strikesמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221the Jebusitesיְבֻסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983is to reachוְיִגַּ֣עve.yi.Ga'H5060those who limpH6455and those who are blindH5787,who are hatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130by David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,through the waterH6794tunnelH6794.”For thatH3651reasonH3651they sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, “PeopleH5787who are blindH5787and peopleH6455who limpH6455shall not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.”

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