Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 5

1Thencameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֧יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732toHebronחֶבְר֑וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275, andspokeוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Behold, we are thyboneעַצְמְךָ֥'atz.me.KhaH6106and thyfleshוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖u.ve.sa.re.KhaH1320.

2Also in timepastאֶתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם'et.Mol shil.ShomH865 H8032, whenSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586waskingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428over us, thou wast he that leddestoutהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.tzi'H3318and broughtestinוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאve.ha.me.vi'H935Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thee, Thou shaltfeedתִרְעֶ֤הtir.'EhH7462mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thou shalt be acaptainלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3So all theeldersזִקְנֵ֨יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַ֠יָּבֹאוּVai.ya.vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹנָהchev.Ro.nahH2275; andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֣תvai.yikh.RotH3772aleagueבְּרִ֛יתbe.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.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320: and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389hereignedמָלַ֗ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970andthreeוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ve.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141over allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

6And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hismenוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389to theJebusitesהַיְבֻסִ֖יhay.vu.SiH2983, theinhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: whospokeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidלְדָוִ֤דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Except thou shalt takeawayהֱסִֽירְךָ֗he.si.re.KhaH5493theblindהַעִוְרִ֤יםha.'iv.RimH5787and thelameוְהַפִּסְחִים֙ve.ha.pis.ChimH6455, thou shalt not comeinתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935here:thinkingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732cannot comeinיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935there.

7NeverthelessDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֣דvai.yil.KodH3920the strongholdמְצֻדַ֣תme.tzu.DatH4686ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726: the same is thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, Whoever gettethupוְיִגַּ֣עve.yi.Ga'H5060to thegutterבַּצִּנּ֔וֹרba.tzi.NorH6794, andsmitethמַכֵּ֤הma.KehH5221theJebusitesיְבֻסִי֙ye.vu.SiH2983, and thelameהַפִּסְחִים֙ha.pis.ChimH6455and theblindהַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5787, that arehatedשְׂנֻאֵ֖יse.novH8130byDavid’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, he shall be chief and captain . Therefore theysaidיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, Theblindעִוֵּ֣ר'i.VerH5787and thelameוּפִסֵּ֔חַu.fi.Se.achH6455shall notcomeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

9SoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thefortבַּמְּצֻדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129aroundסָבִ֔יבsa.VivH5439fromMilloהַמִּלּ֖וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407andinwardוָבָֽיְתָה׃va.Va.ye.tahH1004.

10AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wentH3212onH1980, and grewgreatH1419, and theLORDוַיהוָ֛הva.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635was with him.

11AndHiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֥רtzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, andcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesH6086, andcarpentersH2796, andmasonsאֶ֣בֶן קִ֑יר'E.ven KirH7023 H68: 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.'ElH3478sake.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947moreconcubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤יםpi.lag.ShimH6370andwivesוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802out ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310he hadcomeבֹּא֣וֹbo.'OH935fromHebronמֵחֶבְר֑וֹןme.chev.RonH2275: and there were yetsonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנֽוֹת׃u.va.NotH1323bornוַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּvai.yi.Val.duH3205toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

14And these are thenamesשְׁמ֛וֹתshe.MotH8034of those that werebornהַיִּלֹּדִ֥יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209to him inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;Shammuaשַׁמּ֣וּעַsha.Mu.a'H8051, andShobabוְשׁוֹבָ֔בve.sho.VavH7727, andNathanוְנָתָ֖ןve.na.TanH5416, andSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃u.she.lo.MohH8010,

15Ibharוְיִבְחָ֥רve.yiv.CharH2984also, andElishuaוֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַve.'e.li.Shu.a'H474, andNephegוְנֶ֥פֶגve.Ne.fegH5298, andJaphiaוְיָפִֽיעַ׃ve.ya.Fi.a'H3309,

16AndElishamaוֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עve.'e.li.sha.Ma'H476, andEliadaוְאֶלְיָדָ֖עve.'el.ya.Da'H450, andEliphaletוֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ פve.'e.li.Fa.letH467.

17But when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that they hadanointedמָשְׁח֨וּma.she.ChuH4886Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, all thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430cameupוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927toseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; andDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of it, and wentdownוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the strongholdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

18ThePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430alsocameבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935andspreadוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

19AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall I goupהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙ha.'e.'e.LehH5927to thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thoudeliverהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414them into myhandבְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.DiH3027? And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, Goupעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927: for I willcertainlyנָתֹ֥ןna.TonH5414deliverאֶתֵּ֛ן'e.TenH5414thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430into thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

20AndDavidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBaalperazimH1188, andDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣םvai.ya.KemH5221them there, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hath brokenforthפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555upon myenemiesאֹיְבַ֛י'o.ye.VaiH341beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me, as thebreachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556ofwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325. Therefore hecalledקָרָ֛אka.Ra'H7121thenameשֵֽׁם־shem-H8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725BaalperazimH1188.

21And there theyleftוַיַּעַזְבוּ־vai.ya.'az.vu-H5800theirimagesעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091, andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פva.'a.na.ShavH582burnedוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥םvai.yi.sa.'EmH5375them.

22And thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430cameלַֽעֲל֑וֹתla.'a.LotH5927yetagainוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254, andspreadוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.na.te.ShuH5203themselves in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

23And whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shalt not goupתַעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927; but make acircuitהָסֵב֙ha.SevH5437behindאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, andcomeוּבָ֥אתָu.Va.taH935upon them in frontofמִמּ֥וּלmi.MulH4136the mulberrytreesבְּכָאִֽים׃be.kha.'ImH1057.

24And let it be, when thouhearestכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞ke.sha.me.'a.khaH8085thesoundק֧וֹלKolH6963ofmarchingצְעָדָ֛הtze.'a.DahH6807in thetopsבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יbe.ra.SheiH7218of the mulberrytreesהַבְּכָאִ֖יםha.be.kha.'ImH1057, that then thou shaltbestirתֶּחֱרָ֑ץte.che.RatzH2782thyself: for then shall theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068gooutיָצָ֤אya.Tza'H3318beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, tosmiteלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

25AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732didsoוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213, as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him; andsmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387until thoucomestבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935toGazerגָֽזֶר׃ פGa.zerH1507.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 5

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