1 Chronicles 20
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וַיְהִ֡יand it wasלְעֵת֩to the time ofתְּשׁוּבַ֨תthe return ofהַשָּׁנָ֜הthe yearלְעֵ֣ת׀to the time ofצֵ֣אתthe going out ofהַמְּלָכִ֗יםthe kingsוַיִּנְהַ֣גand he lead outיוֹאָב֩Joabאֶת־obj.חֵ֨ילthe army ofהַצָּבָ֜אthe warוַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀and he destroyedאֶת־obj.אֶ֣רֶץthe land ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofעַמּ֗וֹןAmmonוַיָּבֹא֙and he wentוַיָּ֣צַרand he besiegedאֶת־obj.רַבָּ֔הRabbahוְדָוִ֖ידand Davidיֹשֵׁ֣בwas remainingבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוַיַּ֥ךְand he struckיוֹאָ֛בJoabאֶת־obj.רַבָּ֖הRabbahוַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃and he overthrew it
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וַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookדָּוִ֣ידDavidאֶת־obj.עֲטֶֽרֶת־the crown ofמַלְכָּם֩king theirמֵעַ֨לfrom onרֹאשׁ֜וֹhead hisוַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀and he found itמִשְׁקַ֣לweight ofכִּכַּר־a talent ofזָהָ֗בgoldוּבָהּ֙and was in itאֶ֣בֶןa stoneיְקָרָ֔הpreciousוַתְּהִ֖יand it wasעַל־onרֹ֣אשׁthe head ofדָּוִ֑ידDavidוּשְׁלַ֥לand the plunder ofהָעִ֛ירthe cityהוֹצִ֖יאhe brought outהַרְבֵּ֥הmuchמְאֹֽד׃very
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וְאֶת־and obj.הָעָ֨םthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichבָּ֜הּwas in itהוֹצִ֗יאhe brought outוַיָּ֨שַׂרand he sawedבַּמְּגֵרָ֜הwith the sawוּבַחֲרִיצֵ֤יand with the sharp instruments ofהַבַּרְזֶל֙the ironוּבַמְּגֵר֔וֹתand with the sawsוְכֵן֙and thusיַעֲשֶׂ֣הhe didדָוִ֔ידDavidלְכֹ֖לto allעָרֵ֣יthe cities ofבְנֵי־the people ofעַמּ֑וֹןAmmonוַיָּ֧שָׁבand he returnedדָּוִ֛ידDavidוְכָל־and allהָעָ֖םthe peopleיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פJerusalem
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וַיְהִי֙and it wasאַחֲרֵיכֵ֔ןafter thisוַתַּעֲמֹ֧דand it aroseמִלְחָמָ֛הa battleבְּגֶ֖זֶרat Gezerעִם־withפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesאָ֣זthenהִכָּ֞הhe struck downסִבְּכַ֣יSibbecaiהַחֻֽשָׁתִ֗יthe Hushathiteאֶת־obj.סִפַּ֛יSippaiמִילִדֵ֥יone of those born ofהָרְפָאִ֖יםthe Rephaitesוַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ׃and they were subdued
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וַתְּהִי־and it wasע֥וֹדagainמִלְחָמָ֖הa battleאֶת־withפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesוַיַּ֞ךְand he struck downאֶלְחָנָ֣ןElhananבֶּן־the son ofיָעִ֗ירJairאֶת־obj.לַחְמִי֙Lahmiאֲחִי֙the brother ofגָּלְיָ֣תGoliathהַגִּתִּ֔יthe Gittiteוְעֵ֣ץand the wood ofחֲנִית֔וֹspear hisכִּמְנ֖וֹרwas like a beam ofאֹרְגִֽים׃weavers
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