Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 12:29-31

29And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971togetherH622,and wentH3212to Rabbahרַבָּ֑תָהra.Ba.tahH7237,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against it, and tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃Vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it.

30And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947their king’sמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850from off his headרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218,the weightוּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּu.mish.ka.LahH4948whereof wasa talentכִּכַּ֤רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091with the preciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: and it was seton David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218.And he brought forthהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318the spoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892in greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

31And he brought forthהוֹצִ֗יאho.Tzi'H3318the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971that weretherein, and putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themunder sawsבַּ֠מְּגֵרָהBa.me.ge.rahH4050,and under harrowsוּבַחֲרִצֵ֨יu.va.cha.ri.TzeiH2757of ironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270,and under axesוּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣תu.ve.mag.ze.RotH4037of ironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270,and made them passוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674through the brickkilnבַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ןba.mal.kenH4404:and thus didיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213he unto all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983.So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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