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1 Chronicles 19:2-8

2And Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will shewאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617unto Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,because his fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1shewedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to me. And Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to comfortלְנַחֲמ֣וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him concerning his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.So the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹאוּ֩vai.ya.vo.'UH935into the landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983to Hanunחָנ֖וּןcha.NunH2586,to comfortלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃le.na.cha.MoH5162him.

3But the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to Hanunלְחָנ֗וּןle.cha.NunH2586,Thinkestבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thou that Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732doth honourהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,that he hath sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971comfortersמְנַחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162unto thee? are not his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935unto thee for to searchלַחְקֹ֨רlach.KorH2713,and to overthrowוְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְve.la.ha.FokhH2015,and to spy outוּלְרַגֵּל֙u.le.ra.GelH7270the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776?

4Wherefore Hanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947David’sדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,and shavedוַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔םvay.ga.le.ChemH1548them, and cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772their garmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in the midstבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677hard by their buttocksהַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑הha.mif.sa.'AhH4667,and sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

5Then there wentH3212certain,and toldוַיַּגִּ֨ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732how the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582were served. And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to meetH7125them: for the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966ashamedנִכְלָמִ֣יםnikh.la.MimH3637.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tarryשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427at Jerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405until your beardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206be grownיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779, and thenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.

6And when the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that they had made themselves odiousהִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּhit.ba.'a.ShuH887to Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,Hanunחָ֠נוּןCha.nunH2586and the childrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701to hireלִשְׂכֹּ֣רlis.KorH7936them chariotsרֶ֖כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.fa.ra.ShimH6571out of MesopotamiaH763,and out of Syria–maachahאֲרַ֤ם מַעֲכָה֙'a.Ram ma.'a.KhahH4601 H758,and out of Zobahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הu.mi.tzo.VahH6678.

7So they hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּvai.yis.ke.RuH7936thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and twoשְׁנַיִם֩she.na.YimH8147thousandאֶ֜לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,and the kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Maachahמַעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601and his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;who cameוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Medebaמֵידְבָ֑אmeid.Va'H4311.And the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983gathered themselves togetherנֶאֶסְפוּ֙ne.'es.FuH622from their citiesמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םme.'A.rei.HemH5892,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to battleלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פla.mil.cha.MahH4421.

8And when Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and all the armyצָבָ֖אtza.Va'H6635of the mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

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