Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 18:2-9

2And he smoteוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;and the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124became David’sלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650, andbroughtנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375giftsמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

3And Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678unto Hamathחֲמָ֑תָהcha.Ma.tahH2574,as he wentH3212to stablishלְהַצִּ֥יבle.ha.TzivH5324his dominionיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027by the riverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

4And Davidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּד֩vai.yil.KodH3920from him a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י'ish rag.LiH7273 H376:Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732also hamstrungוַיְעַקֵּ֤רvay.'a.KerH6131all the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393horses,but reservedוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498of them an hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967chariotsרָֽכֶב׃Ra.khevH7393.

5And when the Syriansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂקdar.Me.sekH1834cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to helpלַעְז֕וֹרla'.ZorH5826Hadarezerלַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרla.ha.dad.'E.zerH1928kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732slewוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of the Syriansבַּאֲרָ֔םba.'a.RamH758twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

6Then Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsin Syria–damascusבַּאֲרַ֣ם דַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂקba.'a.Ram dar.Me.sekH1834 H758;and the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758became David’sלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650, andbroughtנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375giftsמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.Thus Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068preservedוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732whithersoever he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

7And Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.TeiH7982of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091that were on the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1928,and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

8Likewise from Tibhathוּמִטִּבְחַ֤תu.mi.tiv.ChatH2880,and from Chunוּמִכּוּן֙u.mi.KunH3560,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֔זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928,broughtלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,wherewith Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the brasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178seaיָ֤םyamH3220,and the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,and the vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of brassהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פha.ne.Cho.shetH5178.

9Now when Touתֹּ֖עוּTo.'uH8583kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085how Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had smittenהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221all the armyחֵ֖ילcheilH2428of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Zobahצוֹבָֽה׃tzo.VahH6678;

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