Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 2:5-7

5And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto the menאַנְשֵׁ֖י'an.SheiH582of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Blessedבְּרֻכִ֤יםbe.ru.KhimH1288beye of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,that ye have shewedעֲשִׂיתֶ֜ם'a.si.TemH6213this kindnessהַחֶ֣סֶדha.Che.sedH2617unto your lordאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם֙'a.do.nei.KhemH113, evenunto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and have buriedוַֽתִּקְבְּר֖וּva.tik.be.RuH6912him.

6And now Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068shewיַֽעַשׂ־ya.'as-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617and truthוֶאֱמֶ֑תve.'e.MetH571unto you: and I also will requiteאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה'e.'e.SehH6213you this kindnessהַטּוֹבָ֣הha.to.VahH2896,because ye have doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם'a.si.TemH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

7Therefore now let your handsיְדֵיכֶ֗םye.dei.KhemH3027be strengthenedתֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָהte.che.Zak.nahH2388,and be ye valiantלִבְנֵי־ חַ֔יִלliv.nei- Cha.yilH2428 H1121:for your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֣ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,and also the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063have anointedמָשְׁח֧וּma.she.ChuH4886me kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over them.

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