Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 10

1And it came to pass after thisאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that the kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and Hanunחָנ֥וּןcha.NunH2586his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

2Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732,I will shewאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617unto Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176,as his fatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1shewedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617unto me. And Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971to comfortלְנַחֲמ֛וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650for his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1.And David’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

3And the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Hanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586their lordאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗ם'a.do.nei.HemH113,Thinkestבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thou that Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732doth honourהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1,that he hath sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971comfortersמְנַֽחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162unto thee? hath not Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732rathersentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650unto thee, toבַּעֲב֞וּרba.'a.VurH5668searchחֲק֤וֹרcha.KorH2713the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892,and to spy it outוּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּu.le.ra.ge.LahH7270,and to overthrowוּלְהָפְכָ֔הּu.le.ha.fe.KhahH2015it?

4Wherefore Hanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,and shaved offוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548the one halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of their beardsזְקָנָ֔םze.ka.NamH2206,and cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772their garmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in the middleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677, evento their buttocksשְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םshe.to.tei.HemH8357,and sent them awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.

5When they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046itunto Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to meetH7125them, because 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 stankנִבְאֲשׁ֖וּniv.'a.ShuH887before Davidבְּדָוִ֑דbe.da.VidH1732,the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֡וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971and hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩vai.yis.ke.RuH7936the Syriansאֲרַ֨ם'a.RamH758of Beth–rehobH1050,and the Syriansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Zobaצוֹבָ֗אtzo.Va'H6678,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273,and of kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Maacahמַֽעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505menH376,and of Ish–tobH382twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376.

7And when Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and all the armyהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635of the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

8And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983came outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318,and put the battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in arrayוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186at the entering inפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:and the Syriansוַאֲרַ֨םva.'a.RamH758of Zobaצוֹבָ֤אtzo.Va'H6678,and of Rehobוּרְחוֹב֙u.re.chOvH7340,and Ish–tobH382,and Maacahוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הu.ma.'a.KhahH4601, wereby themselvesלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

9When Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the frontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was against him beforeמִפָּנִ֖יםmi.pa.NimH6440and behindוּמֵֽאָח֑וֹרu.me.'a.ChorH268,he choseוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977of all the choiceבְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.ReiH977menof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.yis.ra.'elH3478, and put themin arrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125the Syriansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758:

10And the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971he deliveredנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Abishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, that he might put themin arrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֕ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

11And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758be too strongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for me, then thou shalt helpלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444me: but if the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983be too strongיֶחֱזְק֣וּye.chez.KuH2388for thee, then I will comeוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980and helpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַֽle.ho.Shi.a'H3467thee.

12Be of good courageחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388,and let us play the menוְנִתְחַזַּק֙ve.nit.cha.ZakH2388for our peopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971,and for the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213that which seemethבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869him goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896.

13And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097drew nighוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066,and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971that werewith him, unto the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against the Syriansבַּֽאֲרָ֑םba.'a.RamH758:and they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

14And when the childrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758were fledנָ֣סnasH5127,then fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127they also beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.So Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15And when the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they were smittenנִגַּ֖ףni.GafH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselves togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

16And Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971,and brought outוַיֹּצֵ֤אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758that werebeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the riverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104:and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Helamחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2431;and Shobachוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְve.sho.VakhH7731the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928wentbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

17And when it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ד סle.da.VidH1732,he gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH622,and passed overוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Helamחֵלָ֑אמָהche.La.mahH2431.And the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758set themselves in arrayוַיַּעַרְכ֤וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with him.

18And the Syriansאֲרָם֮'a.RamH758fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026the men ofsevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393of the Syriansמֵאֲרָ֗םme.'a.RamH758,and fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and smoteהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221Shobachשׁוֹבַ֧ךְsho.VakhH7731the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of their armyצְבָא֛וֹtze.va.'OH6635,who diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.

19And when all the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֜יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that wereservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650to Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928sawוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they were smittenנִגְּפוּ֙ni.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,they made peaceוַיַּשְׁלִ֥מוּvai.yash.Li.muH7999with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them. So the Syriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372to helpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃ פa.MonH5983any more.

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