Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 8:5-8

5And when the Syriansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to succourלַעְזֹ֕רla'.ZorH5826Hadadezerלַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרla.ha.dad.'E.zerH1909kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732slewוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of the Syriansבַּֽאֲרָ֔םba.'a.RamH758twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

6Then Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִים֙ne.tzi.VimH5333in Syriaבַּאֲרַ֣םba.'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834:and the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758became servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, andbroughtנוֹשְׂאֵ֣יnos.'EiH5375giftsמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068preservedוַיֹּ֤שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732whithersoever he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

7And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.TeiH7982of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091that were on the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909,and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

8And from Betahוּמִבֶּ֥טַחu.mi.Be.tachH984,and from Berothaiוּמִבֵּֽרֹתַ֖יu.mi.be.ro.TaiH1268,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909,kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947exceedingמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

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