Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 5:6-12

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.

11AndHiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֥רtzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, andcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesH6086, andcarpentersוְחָרָשֵׁ֣יve.cha.ra.SheiH2796, andmasonsוְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖יve.cha.ra.SheiH2796: and theybuiltוַיִּבְנֽוּ־vai.yiv.nu-H1129Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732anhouseבַ֖יִתVa.yitH1004.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadestablishedהֱכִינ֧וֹhe.khi.NoH3559himkingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that he hadexaltedנִשֵּׂ֣אni.Se'H5375hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467for hispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

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