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1 Chronicles 12:16-18

16And there cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935of the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063to the holdלַמְצָ֖דlam.TzadH4679unto Davidלְדָוִֽיד׃le.da.VidH1732.

17And DavidH1732went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meetלִפְנֵיהֶם֒lif.nei.HemH6440them, and answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, If ye be comeH935peaceablyלְשָׁל֞וֹםle.sha.LomH7965unto me to helpלְעָזְרֵ֔נִיle.'a.ze.Re.niH5826me, mine heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824shall be knitלְיָ֑חַדle.Ya.chadH3162unto you: but if ye be cometo betrayלְרַמּוֹתַ֣נִיle.ra.mo.Ta.niH7411me to mine enemiesלְצָרַ֗יle.tza.RaiH6862, seeing there isnoבְּלֹ֤אbe.Lo'H3808wrongחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555in mine handsבְּכַפַּ֔יbe.kha.PaiH3709,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1lookיֵ֛רֶאYe.re'H7200thereon,and rebukeוְיוֹכַֽח׃ סve.yo.KhachH3198it.

18Then the spiritוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307cameלָבְשָׁ֗הla.ve.ShahH3847upon Amasaiעֲמָשַׂי֮'a.ma.SaiH6022, who waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the captainsהַשָּׁלִישִׁים֒ha.she.lo.shimH7991 H7970, and he said, Thine are we,DavidH1732,and on thy side, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:peaceH7965,peaceH7965beunto thee, and peaceH7965beto thine helpersH5826;for thy GodH430helpethH5826thee. Then DavidH1732receivedוַיְקַבְּלֵ֣םvay.ka.be.LemH6901them, and madeוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them captainsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the bandהַגְּדֽוּד׃ פha.ge.DudH1416.

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