Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 5:1-5

1Then cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֧יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732unto Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,and spakeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Behold, we arethy boneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and thy fleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2Also in time pastאֶתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם'et.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H865,when Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586was kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428over us, thou wast he that leddest outהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.tzi'H3318and broughtest inוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.vi'H935Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thee, Thou shalt feedתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and thou shalt be a captainלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3So all the eldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275;and kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.RotH3772a leagueבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, andhe reignedמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

5In Hebronבְּחֶבְרוֹן֙be.chev.rOnH2275he reignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427over Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320:and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389he reignedמָלַ֗ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and threeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

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