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2 Samuel 10
2Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732, I willshowאֶעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֣סֶד׀Che.sedH2617toHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNahashנָחָ֗שׁna.ChashH5176, as hisfatherאָבִ֤יו'a.VivH1showedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to me. AndDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971tocomfortלְנַחֲמ֛וֹle.na.cha.MoH5162him by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650for hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1. AndDavid’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
3And theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559toHanunחָנ֣וּןcha.NunH2586theirlordאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗ם'a.do.nei.HemH113,Thinkestבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thou thatDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732dothhonourהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨דham.kha.BedH3513thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1, that he hathsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971comfortersמְנַֽחֲמִ֑יםme.na.cha.MimH5162to thee? hath notDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732rathersentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650to thee,toבַּעֲב֞וּרba.'a.VurH5668searchחֲק֤וֹרcha.KorH2713thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892, and to spy itoutוּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּu.le.ra.ge.LahH7270, and tooverthrowוּלְהָפְכָ֔הּu.le.ha.fe.KhahH2015it?
4ThereforeHanunחָנ֜וּןcha.NunH2586tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947David’sדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650, and shavedoffוַיְגַלַּח֙vay.ga.LachH1548the onehalfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677of theirbeardsזְקָנָ֔םze.ka.NamH2206, and cutoffוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772theirgarmentsמַדְוֵיהֶ֛םmad.vei.HemH4063in themiddleבַּחֵ֖צִיba.Che.tziH2677, even to theirbuttocksשְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑םshe.to.tei.HemH8357, and sent themawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃Vay.sha.le.ChemH7971.
5When theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046it toDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tomeetH7125them, because themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582weregreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966ashamedנִכְלָמִ֣יםnikh.la.MimH3637: and thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tarryשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427atJerichoבִֽירֵח֔וֹvi.re.ChoH3405until yourbeardsזְקַנְכֶ֖םze.kan.KhemH2206aregrownיְצַמַּ֥חye.tza.MachH6779, and thenreturnוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ve.shav.TemH7725.
6And when thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200that theystankנִבְאֲשׁ֖וּniv.'a.ShuH887beforeDavidבְּדָוִ֑דbe.da.VidH1732, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֡וֹןa.MonH5983sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andhiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩vai.yis.ke.RuH7936theSyriansאֲרַ֨ם'a.RamH758ofBethrehobH1050, and theSyriansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758ofZobaצוֹבָ֗אtzo.Va'H6678,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֔יrag.LiH7273, and ofkingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Maacahמַֽעֲכָה֙ma.'a.KhahH4601athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505menH376, and ofIshtobH382twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240H8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376.
8And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983cameoutוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318, and put thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186at theentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and theSyriansוַאֲרַ֨םva.'a.RamH758ofZobaצוֹבָ֤אtzo.Va'H6678, and ofRehobוּרְחוֹב֙u.re.chOvH7340, andIshtobH382, andMaacahוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הu.ma.'a.KhahH4601, were bythemselvesלְבַדָּ֖םle.va.DamH905in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.
9WhenJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thefrontפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was against himbeforeמִפָּנִ֖יםmi.pa.NimH6440andbehindוּמֵֽאָח֑וֹרu.me.'a.ChorH268, hechoseוַיִּבְחַ֗רvai.yiv.CharH977of all thechoiceבְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.ReiH977men ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.yis.ra.'elH3478, and put them inarrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125theSyriansאֲרָֽם׃'a.RamH758:
10And therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hedeliveredנָתַ֕ןna.TanH5414into thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאַבְשַׁ֣י'av.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251, that he might put them inarrayוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֕ךְvai.ya.'a.RokhH6186againstH7125thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
11And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, If theSyriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758shall be toostrongתֶּחֱזַ֤קte.che.ZakH2388for me, then thou shalthelpלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הli.shu.'AhH3444me: but if thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnH5983shall be toostrongיֶחֱזְק֣וּye.chez.KuH2388for thee, then I willcomeוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980andhelpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַֽle.ho.Shi.a'H3467thee.
12Be of goodcourageחֲזַ֤קcha.ZakH2388, and let us play themenוְנִתְחַזַּק֙ve.nit.cha.ZakH2388for ourpeopleעַמֵּ֔נוּ'a.Me.nuH5971, and for thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213that whichseemethבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869himgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896.
14And when thechildrenוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֤וֹןa.MonH5983sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758hadfledנָ֣סnasH5127, thenfledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127they alsobeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, andenteredוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892. SoJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
16AndHadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971, and broughtoutוַיֹּצֵ֤אvai.yo.Tze'H3318theSyriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758that werebeyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֔רha.na.HarH5104: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toHelamחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2431; andShobachוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְve.sho.VakhH7731thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofHadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928wentbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.
17And when it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Davidלְדָוִ֗ד סle.da.VidH1732, hegatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478togetherH622, and passedoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toHelamחֵלָ֑אמָהche.La.mahH2431. And theSyriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758set themselves inarrayוַיַּעַרְכ֤וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with him.
18And theSyriansאֲרָם֮'a.RamH758fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478; andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732slewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026the men ofsevenשְׁבַ֤עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393of theSyriansמֵאֲרָ֗םme.'a.RamH758, andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, andsmoteהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221Shobachשׁוֹבַ֧ךְsho.VakhH7731thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of theirhostצְבָא֛וֹtze.va.'OH6635, whodiedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.
19And when all thekingsהַמְּלָכִ֜יםha.me.la.KhimH4428that wereservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650toHadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928sawוַיִּרְא֨וּvai.yir.'UH7200that they weresmittenנִגְּפוּ֙ni.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, they madepeaceוַיַּשְׁלִ֥מוּvai.yash.Li.muH7999withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andservedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them. So theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758fearedוַיִּֽרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH3372tohelpלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃ פa.MonH5983any more.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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