Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 5:22-25

22And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430came upלַֽעֲל֑וֹתla.'a.LotH5927yet againוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254,and spreadוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

23And when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt not go upתַעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927; butfetch a compassהָסֵב֙ha.SevH5437behindאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, and comeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935upon them over againstמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4136the mulberry treesבְּכָאִֽים׃be.kha.'ImH1057.

24And let it be, when thou hearestכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ke.sha.me.'a.khaH8085the soundק֧וֹלKolH6963of a goingצְעָדָ֛הtze.'a.DahH6807in the topsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the mulberry treesהַבְּכָאִ֖יםha.be.kha.'ImH1057,that then thou shalt bestirתֶּחֱרָ֑ץte.che.RatzH2782thyself: for then shall Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068go outיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, to smiteלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221the armyבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

25And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732did soוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213,as Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him; and smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430from Gebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387until thou comeבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935to Gazerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.

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