Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 5:11-16

11And Hiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֥רtzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,and cedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesH6086,and carpentersH2796,and masonsאֶ֣בֶן קִ֑יר'E.ven KirH68 H7023:and they builtוַיִּבְנֽוּ־vai.yiv.nu-H1129Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732an houseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had establishedהֱכִינ֧וֹhe.khi.NoH3559him kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that he had exaltedנִשֵּׂ֣אni.Se'H5375his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467for his peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478sake.

13And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947himmore concubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤יםpi.lag.ShimH6370and wivesוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802out of Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310he was comeבֹּא֣וֹbo.'OH935from Hebronמֵחֶבְר֑וֹןme.chev.RonH2275:and there were yet sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323bornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

14And these bethe namesשְׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034of those that were bornהַיִּלֹּדִ֥יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209unto him in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;Shammuaשַׁמּ֣וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051,and Shobabוְשׁוֹבָ֔בve.sho.VavH7727,and Nathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416,and Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃u.she.lo.MohH8010,

15Ibharוְיִבְחָ֥רve.yiv.CharH2984also, and Elishuaוֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַve.'e.li.Shu.a'H474,and Nephegוְנֶ֥פֶגve.Ne.fegH5298,and Japhiaוְיָפִֽיעַ׃ve.ya.Fi.a'H3309,

16And Elishamaוֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עve.'e.li.sha.Ma'H476,and Eliadaוְאֶלְיָדָ֖עve.'el.ya.Da'H450,and Eliphaletוֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ פve.'e.li.Fa.letH467.

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