Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 5:1-10

1Thencameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֧יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732untoHebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275, and spake,sayingH559,Beholdהִנְנ֛וּhi.NuH2005,weאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃'a.Na.che.nuH587are thyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and thyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2In times past, whenSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586waskingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overusH5921, it was thou that leddestoutהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.tzi'H3318and broughtest inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thee, Thou shaltfeedתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thou shalt beprinceלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3SoH935allכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275; andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them inHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and theyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearsשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלָֽךְ׃ma.LakhH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141.

5InHebronבְּחֶבְרוֹן֙be.chev.rOnH2275hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הve.shi.ShahH8337mouths: and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389hereignedמָלַ֗ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141overallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

6And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hismenH376wentH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389againstאֶל־'el-H413theJebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay.vu.SiH2983, theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: which spake untoDavidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Exceptאִם־'im-H518thoutakeH5493awayH5493theblindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787and the lame, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808comeתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935in hither:thinkingH559,Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935in hither.

7NeverthelessDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920the strong hold ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726; thesameהִ֖יאhi'H1931is thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Whosoever smiteth theJebusitesיְבֻסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983,letH3808himgetH935upעַל־'al-H5921to the watercourse, andsmiteמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221thelameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455and theblindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787, that arehatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130ofDavid’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315. Wherefore theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, There are theblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and thelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455; hecannotH3808comeH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

9AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the strongholdH1004, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129roundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439aboutH5439fromMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407andinwardH1004.

10AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732waxedgreaterH1419andgreaterH1419; for theLORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, was with him.

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