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1 Chronicles 19:7-15

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.

9And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983came outוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318,and put the battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in arrayוַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186before the gateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:and the kingsוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםve.ha.me.la.KhimH4428that were comeבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935wereby themselves in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

10Now when Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was set against him beforeH6440and behindוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,he chose outוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977of all the choiceבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and put themin arrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125the Syriansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758.

11And the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971he deliveredנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414unto the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, and they set themselvesin arrayוַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּvai.Ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758be too strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for me, then thou shalt helpלִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה סlit.shu.'AhH8668me: but if the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֛וֹןa.MonH5983be too strongיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּye.chez.KuH2388for thee, then I will helpוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּֽיךָ׃ve.ho.sha'.Ti.khaH3467thee.

13Be of good courageחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388,and let us behave ourselves valiantlyוְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙ve.nit.cha.ze.KahH2388for our peopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,and for the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:and let Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.SehH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.

14So Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and the peopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971that werewith him drew nighוַיִּגַּ֨שׁvai.yi.GashH5066beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Syriansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758unto the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;and they fledוַיָּנ֖וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

15And when the childrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758were fledנָ֣סnasH5127,they likewise fledוַיָּנ֣וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the cityהָעִ֑ירָהha.'I.rahH5892.Then Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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