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1 Chronicles 19

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִי֙and it wasאַחֲרֵי־afterכֵ֔ןthusוַיָּ֕מָתand he diedנָחָ֖שׁNahashמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבְּנֵי־the people ofעַמּ֑וֹןAmmonוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְand he reignedבְּנ֖וֹson hisתַּחְתָּֽיו׃in place of him
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜ידDavidאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־I will doחֶ֣סֶד׀loyaltyעִם־withחָנ֣וּןHanunבֶּן־the son ofנָחָ֗שׁNahashכִּֽי־forעָשָׂ֨הhe didאָבִ֤יוfather hisעִמִּי֙with meחֶ֔סֶדloyaltyוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חand he sentדָּוִ֛ידDavidמַלְאָכִ֖יםmessengersלְנַחֲמ֣וֹto comfort himעַל־onאָבִ֑יוfather hisוַיָּבֹאוּ֩and they cameעַבְדֵ֨יthe servants ofדָוִ֜ידDavidאֶל־intoאֶ֧רֶץthe land ofבְּנֵי־the people ofעַמּ֛וֹןAmmonאֶל־toחָנ֖וּןHanunלְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃to comfort him
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩and they saidשָׂרֵ֨יthe officials ofבְנֵי־the people ofעַמּ֜וֹןAmmonלְחָנ֗וּןto Hanunהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד¿ is honoringדָּוִ֤ידDavidאֶת־obj.אָבִ֙יךָ֙father yourבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָin view yourכִּֽי־forשָׁלַ֥חhe has sentלְךָ֖to youמְנַחֲמִ֑יםcomfortersהֲלֹ֡א¿ notבַּ֠עֲבוּרin orderלַחְקֹ֨רto exploreוְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְand to overthrowוּלְרַגֵּל֙and to spy outהָאָ֔רֶץthe landבָּ֥אוּhave they comeעֲבָדָ֖יוservants hisאֵלֶֽיךָ׃ פto you
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וַיִּקַּ֨חand he tookחָנ֜וּןHanunאֶת־obj.עַבְדֵ֤יthe servants ofדָוִיד֙Davidוַֽיְגַלְּחֵ֔םand he shaved themוַיִּכְרֹ֧תand he cut offאֶת־obj.מַדְוֵיהֶ֛םrobes theirבַּחֵ֖צִיin the middleעַד־toהַמִּפְשָׂעָ֑הthe buttocksוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃and he sent away them
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וַיֵּלְכוּ֩and people wentוַיַּגִּ֨ידוּand they toldלְדָוִ֤ידto Davidעַל־onהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙the menוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentלִקְרָאתָ֔םto meet themכִּי־forהָי֥וּthey wereהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe menנִכְלָמִ֣יםhumiliatedמְאֹ֑דexceedinglyוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingשְׁב֣וּremainבִֽירֵח֔וֹat Jerichoעַ֛דuntilאֲשֶׁר־thatיְצַמַּ֥חit will grow backזְקַנְכֶ֖םbeard yourוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃and you will return
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וַיִּרְאוּ֙and they sawבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofעַמּ֔וֹןAmmonכִּ֥יthatהִֽתְבָּאֲשׁ֖וּthey had made themselves odiousעִם־withדָּוִ֑ידDavidוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentחָ֠נוּןHanunוּבְנֵ֨יand the people ofעַמּ֜וֹןAmmonאֶ֣לֶףone thousandכִּכַּר־talents ofכֶּ֗סֶףsilverלִשְׂכֹּ֣רto hireלָ֠הֶםfor themselvesמִן־fromאֲרַ֨םAramנַהֲרַ֜יִםNaharaimוּמִן־and fromאֲרַ֤םAramמַעֲכָה֙Maacahוּמִצּוֹבָ֔הand from Zobahרֶ֖כֶבchariotryוּפָרָשִֽׁים׃and horsemen
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וַיִּשְׂכְּר֣וּand they hiredלָהֶ֡םfor themselvesשְׁנַיִם֩twoוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםand thirtyאֶ֜לֶףthousandרֶ֗כֶבchariotsוְאֶת־and obj.מֶ֤לֶךְthe king ofמַעֲכָה֙Maacahוְאֶת־and obj.עַמּ֔וֹpeople hisוַיָּבֹ֕אוּand they cameוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּand they encampedלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeמֵידְבָ֑אMedebaוּבְנֵ֣יand the people ofעַמּ֗וֹןAmmonנֶאֶסְפוּ֙they gatheredמֵעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םfrom cities theirוַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they cameלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פfor the battle
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֖עand he heardדָּוִ֑ידDavidוַיִּשְׁלַח֙and he sentאֶת־obj.יוֹאָ֔בJoabוְאֵ֥תand obj.כָּל־allצָבָ֖אthe armyהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃the warriors
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וַיֵּצְאוּ֙and they went outבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofעַמּ֔וֹןAmmonוַיַּֽעַרְכ֥וּand they deployedמִלְחָמָ֖הbattleפֶּ֣תַחthe entrance ofהָעִ֑ירthe cityוְהַמְּלָכִ֣יםand the kingsאֲשֶׁר־whoבָּ֔אוּthey had comeלְבַדָּ֖םto alone themבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃were in the open country
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וַיַּ֣רְאand he sawיוֹאָ֗בJoabכִּֽי־thatהָיְתָ֧הit wasפְנֵי־the face ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הthe battleאֵלָ֖יוagainst himפָּנִ֣יםfaceוְאָח֑וֹרand backוַיִּבְחַ֗רand he choseמִכָּל־from everyבָּחוּר֙chosen manבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israelוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְand he deployedלִקְרַ֥אתto meetאֲרָֽם׃Aram
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וְאֵת֙and obj.יֶ֣תֶרthe rest ofהָעָ֔םthe peopleנָתַ֕ןhe putבְּיַ֖דin the hand ofאַבְשַׁ֣יAbishaiאָחִ֑יוbrother hisוַיַּ֣עַרְכ֔וּand they deployedלִקְרַ֖אתto meetבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofעַמּֽוֹן׃Ammon
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאִם־ifתֶּחֱזַ֤קit will be too strongמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙for meאֲרָ֔םAramוְהָיִ֥יתָand you will becomeלִּ֖יfor meלִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה סinto deliveranceוְאִם־and ifבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofעַמּ֛וֹןAmmonיֶֽחֶזְק֥וּthey will be too strongמִמְּךָ֖for youוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּֽיךָ׃and I will deliver you
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חֲזַ֤קbe strongוְנִֽתְחַזְּקָה֙so let us show ourselves strongבְּעַד־forעַמֵּ֔נוּpeople ourוּבְעַ֖דand forעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod ourוַֽיהוָ֔הand Yahwehהַטּ֥וֹבthe goodבְּעֵינָ֖יוin view hisיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃he will do
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וַיִּגַּ֨שׁand he drew nearיוֹאָ֜בJoabוְהָעָ֧םand the peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichעִמּ֛וֹwas with himלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeאֲרָ֖םAramלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הfor the battleוַיָּנ֖וּסוּand they fledמִפָּנָֽיו׃from before him
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וּבְנֵ֨יand the people ofעַמּ֤וֹןAmmonרָאוּ֙they sawכִּי־thatנָ֣סit had fledאֲרָ֔םAramוַיָּנ֣וּסוּand they fledגַם־alsoהֵ֗םtheyמִפְּנֵי֙from beforeאַבְשַׁ֣יAbishaiאָחִ֔יוbrother hisוַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they wentהָעִ֑ירָהthe city towardsוַיָּבֹ֥אand he wentיוֹאָ֖בJoabיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פJerusalem
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וַיַּ֣רְאand it sawאֲרָ֗םAramכִּ֣יthatנִגְּפוּ֮they had been defeatedלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙and they sentמַלְאָכִ֔יםmessengersוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּand they brought outאֶת־obj.אֲרָ֔םAramאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichמֵעֵ֣בֶרwas from the other side ofהַנָּהָ֑רthe riverוְשׁוֹפַ֛ךְand Shophachשַׂר־the commander ofצְבָ֥אthe army ofהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרHadadezerלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃was to before them
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וַיֻּגַּ֣דand it was toldלְדָוִ֗ידto Davidוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףand he gatheredאֶת־obj.כָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רand he passed overהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanוַיָּבֹ֣אand he cameאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְand he deployedאֲלֵהֶ֑םagainst themוַיַּעֲרֹ֨ךְand he deployedדָּוִ֜ידDavidלִקְרַ֤אתto meetאֲרָם֙Aramמִלְחָמָ֔הbattleוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּand they foughtעִמּֽוֹ׃with him
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וַיָּ֣נָסand it fledאֲרָם֮Aramמִלִּפְנֵ֣יfrom to beforeיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גand he killedדָּוִ֜ידDavidמֵאֲרָ֗םof Aramשִׁבְעַ֤תsevenאֲלָפִים֙thousandsרֶ֔כֶבcharioteersוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםand fortyאֶ֖לֶףthousandאִ֣ישׁmanרַגְלִ֑יon footוְאֵ֛תand obj.שׁוֹפַ֥ךְShophachשַֽׂר־the commander ofהַצָּבָ֖אthe armyהֵמִֽית׃he killed
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וַיִּרְא֞וּand they sawעַבְדֵ֣יthe servants ofהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרHadadezerכִּ֤יthatנִגְּפוּ֙they had been defeatedלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיַּשְׁלִ֥ימוּand they made peaceעִם־withדָּוִ֖ידDavidוַיַּֽעַבְדֻ֑הוּand they served himוְלֹא־and notאָבָ֣הit was willingאֲרָ֔םAramלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַto deliverאֶת־obj.בְּנֵי־the people ofעַמּ֖וֹןAmmonעֽוֹד׃ פagain

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