Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 5:5-9

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.

6And the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389unto the Jebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay.vu.SiH2983,the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:which spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Except thou take awayהֱסִֽירְךָ֗he.si.re.KhaH5493the blindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787and the lameוְהַפִּסְחִים֙ve.ha.pis.ChimH6455,thou shalt not come inתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935hither: thinkingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannot come inיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935hither.

7Nevertheless Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920the strong holdמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726: the same isthe cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Whosoever getteth upוְיִגַּ֣עve.yi.Ga'H5060to the gutterבַּצִּנּ֔וֹרba.tzi.NorH6794,and smitethמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221the Jebusitesיְבֻסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983,and the lameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455and the blindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787, that arehatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130of David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, he shall be chief and captain.Wherefore they saidיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559,The blindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and the lameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455shall not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

9So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the fortבַּמְּצֻדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,and calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129round aboutסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439from Milloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407and inwardוָבָֽיְתָה׃va.Va.ye.tahH1004.

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