Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 20

1And itcameH935topassH935, at the time of thereturnH935of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֜הha.sha.NahH8141, at the time whenkingsהַמְּלָכִ֗יםha.me.la.KhimH4428goH3318outH3318tobattleH6635, thatJoabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097ledH3318forthH3318the power of thearmyH6635, andwastedוַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀vai.yash.ChetH7843thecountryאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983, andcameH935and besiegedRabbahרַבָּ֔הra.BahH7237. ButDavidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732tarried atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Rabbahרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7237, andoverthrewוַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃vai.Ye.her.Se.haH2040it.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thecrownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850of theirkingמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428fromoffמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218, andfoundוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀vai.yim.tza.'AhH4672it toweighמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948atalentכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, and there werepreciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68in it; and it wassetH3318uponעַל־'al-H5921David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218: and hebroughtH3318forthH3318thespoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,exceedingמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

3And hebroughtH3318forthH3318thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971that were therein, andcutוַיָּ֨שַׂרvai.Ya.sarH7787them withsawsבַּמְּגֵרָ֜הba.me.ge.RahH4050, and with harrows ofironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270, and withaxesוּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹתu.va.me.ge.RotH4050. Andthusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3651didיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732untoallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983. AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחֲרֵיכֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH310this, that therearoseוַתַּעֲמֹ֧דva.ta.'a.ModH5975warמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421atGezerבְּגֶ֖זֶרbe.Ge.zerH1507with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: thenSibbecaiסִבְּכַ֣יsi.be.KhaiH5444theHushathiteהַחֻֽשָׁתִ֗יha.chu.sha.TiH2843slewהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Sippaiסִפַּ֛יsi.PaiH5598, of the sons of the giant: and they weresubduedוַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ׃vai.yi.ka.Ne.'uH3665.

5And there wasagainע֥וֹדodH5750warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430; andElhananאֶלְחָנָ֣ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJairיָעִ֗ירya.'urH3265slewוַיַּ֞ךְvai.YakhH5221Lahmiלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3902thebrotherאֲחִי֙'a.ChiH251ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, the staff ofwhoseH1121spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like aweaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

6And there wasagainע֥וֹדodH5750warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421atGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661, where was amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of great stature,whoseH376fingersH676andtoesH676werefourוְאַרְבַּ֔עve.'ar.Ba'H702andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337oneachH376hand, andsixוָשֵׁשׁ֙va.SheshH8337oneachH376foot; and he also wasbornנוֹלַ֥דno.LadH3205unto the giant.

7And when he defiedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeaשִׁמְעָ֖אshim.'A'H8092David’sדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251slewוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.

8Theseאֵ֛ל'elH411werebornנוּלְּד֥וּnu.le.DuH3205unto the giant inGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661; and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732, and by thehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

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