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1 Chronicles 11:1-9

1Then allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֧וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselves toDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732toHebronחֶבְר֣וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold, we are thyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and thyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2And moreover intimeתְּמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543pastשִׁלְשׁ֗וֹםshil.ShomH8032, even whenSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586waskingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, thou wast he that leddestoutהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318and broughtestinוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.Vi'H935Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to thee, Thou shaltfeedתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462mypeopleH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thou shalt berulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057over mypeopleH1571Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Thereforecameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935all theeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275; andDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with them inHebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theyanointedוַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּvai.yim.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ סshe.mu.'ElH8050.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3212toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, which isJebusיְב֑וּסye.VusH2982; where theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֔יhay.vu.SiH2983were, theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5And theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJebusיְבוּס֙ye.VusH2982saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toDavidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732, Thou shalt notcomeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935here. NeverthelessDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920the strongholdמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, which is thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

6AndDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whoeversmitethמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221theJebusitesיְבוּסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983firstבָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223shall bechiefלְרֹ֖אשׁle.RoshH7218andcaptainוּלְשָׂ֑רu.le.SarH8269. SoJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wentupוַיַּ֧עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927firstבָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛הba.ri.sho.NahH7223, and waschiefלְרֹֽאשׁ׃le.RoshH7218.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the strongholdבַּמְצָ֑דbam.TzadH4679; therefore theycalledקָרְאוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121it thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

8And hebuiltוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892allaroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439, even fromMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407allaroundהַסָּבִ֑יבha.sa.VivH5439: andJoabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097repairedיְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.YehH2421therestשְׁאָ֥רshe.'ArH7605of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9SoDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732becameH3212greaterH1980andgreaterH1419: for theLORDוַיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was with him.

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