Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 20

1And it came to pass, that afterלְעֵת֩le.'EtH6256the yearהַשָּׁנָ֜הha.sha.NahH8141was expiredתְּשׁוּבַ֨תte.shu.VatH8666,at the timeלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256that kingsהַמְּלָכִ֗יםha.me.la.KhimH4428go outצֵ֣אתtzetH3318to battle,Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097led forthוַיִּנְהַ֣גvai.yin.HagH5090the powerחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of the armyהַצָּבָ֜אha.tza.Va'H6635,and wastedוַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀vai.yash.ChetH7843the countryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and besiegedוַיָּ֣צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696Rabbahרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7237.But Davidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732tarriedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427at Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Rabbahרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7237,and destroyedוַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃vai.Ye.her.Se.haH2040it.

2And Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850of their kingמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428from off his headרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218,and foundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀vai.yim.tza.'AhH4672it to weighמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948a talentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, and there werepreciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68in it; and it was set upon David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218:and he broughtהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318also exceedingמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235spoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998out of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892.

3And he brought outהוֹצִ֗יאho.Tzi'H3318the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971that werein it, and cutוַיָּ֨שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7787themwith sawsבַּמְּגֵרָ֜הba.me.ge.RahH4050,and with harrowsוּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤יu.va.cha.ri.TzeiH2757of ironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270,and with axesוּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹתu.va.me.ge.RotH4050.Even so dealtיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732with all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983.And Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4And it came to pass after thisאַחֲרֵיכֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH310,that there aroseוַתַּעֲמֹ֧דva.ta.'a.ModH5975warמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421at Gezerבְּגֶ֖זֶרbe.Ge.zerH1507with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;at which timeאָ֣ז'azH227Sibbechaiסִבְּכַ֣יsi.be.KhaiH5444the Hushathiteהַחֻֽשָׁתִ֗יha.chu.sha.TiH2843slewהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Sippaiסִפַּ֛יsi.PaiH5598, that wasof the childrenמִילִדֵ֥יmi.li.DeiH3211of the giantהָרְפָאִ֖יםha.re.fa.'ImH7497:and they were subduedוַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ׃vai.yi.ka.Ne.'uH3665.

5And there was warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421again with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;and Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֣ן'el.cha.NanH445the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jairיָעִ֗ירya.'urH3265slewוַיַּ֞ךְvai.YakhH5221Lahmiלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3902the brotherאֲחִי֙'a.ChiH251of Goliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,whose spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595staffוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086waslike a weaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

6And yet again there was warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421at Gathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661,where was a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of greatstatureמִדָּ֗הmi.DahH4060,whose fingersH676and toesH676werefourוְאַרְבַּ֔עve.'ar.Ba'H702and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337on each hand,and sixוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337on each foot:and he also was the sonנוֹלַ֥דno.LadH3205of the giantלְהָרָפָֽא׃le.ha.ra.Fa'H7497.

7But when he defiedוַיְחָרֵ֖ףvay.cha.RefH2778Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimeaשִׁמְעָ֖אshim.'A'H8092David’sדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251slewוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.

8Theseאֵ֛ל'elH411were bornנוּלְּד֥וּnu.le.DuH3205unto the giantלְהָרָפָ֖אle.ha.ra.Fa'H7497in Gathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661;and they fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,and by the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

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