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2 Samuel 10:6-19

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.SarH6240 H8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376.

7And whenDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, and all thehostהַצָּבָ֖אha.tza.Va'H6635of the mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

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.

13AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971that were with him, drewnearוַיִּגַּ֣שׁvai.yi.GashH5066, to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against theSyriansבַּֽאֲרָ֑םba.'a.RamH758: and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

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.

15And when theSyriansאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they weresmittenנִגַּ֖ףni.GafH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, theygatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

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.

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