2 Samuel 10
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜דDavidאֶעֱשֶׂה־I will doחֶ֣סֶד׀covenant loyaltyעִם־withחָנ֣וּןHanunבֶּן־the son ofנָחָ֗שׁNahashכַּאֲשֶׁר֩just asעָשָׂ֨הhe didאָבִ֤יוfather hisעִמָּדִי֙with meחֶ֔סֶדcovenant loyaltyוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sentדָּוִ֧דDavidלְנַחֲמ֛וֹto comfort himבְּיַד־by the hand ofעֲבָדָ֖יוservants hisאֶל־concerningאָבִ֑יוfather hisוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameעַבְדֵ֣יthe servants ofדָוִ֔דDavidאֶ֖רֶץthe land ofבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofעַמּֽוֹן׃Ammon
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩and they saidשָׂרֵ֨יthe leaders ofבְנֵֽי־the people ofעַמּ֜וֹןAmmonאֶל־toחָנ֣וּןHanunאֲדֹֽנֵיהֶ֗םlords theirהַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד¿ honoringדָּוִ֤דis Davidאֶת־obj.אָבִ֙יךָ֙father yourבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָin view yourכִּֽי־forשָׁלַ֥חhe has sentלְךָ֖to the youמְנַֽחֲמִ֑יםcomfortersהֲ֠לוֹא¿ notבַּעֲב֞וּרin orderחֲק֤וֹרto exploreאֶת־obj.הָעִיר֙the cityוּלְרַגְּלָ֣הּand to spy on itוּלְהָפְכָ֔הּand to overthrow itשָׁלַ֥חhas he sentדָּוִ֛דDavidאֶת־obj.עֲבָדָ֖יוservants hisאֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you
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וַיַּגִּ֤דוּand people toldלְדָוִד֙to Davidוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentלִקְרָאתָ֔םto meet themכִּֽי־forהָי֥וּthey wereהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe menנִכְלָמִ֣יםhumiliatedמְאֹ֑דveryוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingשְׁב֣וּremainבִֽירֵח֔וֹat Jerichoעַד־untilיְצַמַּ֥חit will grow backזְקַנְכֶ֖םbeard yourוְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃and you will return
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וַיִּרְאוּ֙and they sawבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofעַמּ֔וֹןAmmonכִּ֥יthatנִבְאֲשׁ֖וּthey had made themselves odiousבְּדָוִ֑דwith Davidוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּand they sentבְנֵֽי־the people ofעַמּ֡וֹןAmmonוַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩and they hiredאֶת־obj.אֲרַ֨םAramבֵּית־Bethרְח֜וֹבRehobוְאֶת־and obj.אֲרַ֣םAramצוֹבָ֗אZobahעֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwentyאֶ֙לֶף֙thousandרַגְלִ֔יfoot soldiersוְאֶת־and obj.מֶ֤לֶךְthe king ofמַֽעֲכָה֙Maacahאֶ֣לֶףone thousandאִ֔ישׁmanוְאִ֣ישׁand the man ofט֔וֹבTobשְׁנֵים־two plusעָשָׂ֥רtenאֶ֖לֶףthousandאִֽישׁ׃man
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וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙and they went outבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofעַמּ֔וֹןAmmonוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּand they deployedמִלְחָמָ֖הbattleפֶּ֣תַחthe entrance ofהַשָּׁ֑עַרthe gateוַאֲרַ֨םand Aramצוֹבָ֤אZobahוּרְחוֹב֙and Rehobוְאִֽישׁ־and the man ofט֣וֹבTobוּמַֽעֲכָ֔הand Maacahלְבַדָּ֖םto alone themבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃were in the open country
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וַיַּ֣רְאand he sawיוֹאָ֗בJoabכִּֽי־thatהָיְתָ֤הit wasאֵלָיו֙against himפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הthe battleמִפָּנִ֖יםfrom beforeוּמֵֽאָח֑וֹרand from behindוַיִּבְחַ֗רand he choseמִכֹּל֙some of allבְּחוּרֵ֣יthe chosen menיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לof Israelוַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְand he deployed themלִקְרַ֥אתto meetאֲרָֽם׃Aram
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidאִם־ifתֶּחֱזַ֤קit will be too strongאֲרָם֙Aramמִמֶּ֔נִּיfor meוְהָיִ֥תָהand you will becomeלִּ֖יof meלִֽישׁוּעָ֑הinto deliveranceוְאִם־and ifבְּנֵ֤יthe people ofעַמּוֹן֙Ammonיֶחֱזְק֣וּthey will be too strongמִמְּךָ֔for youוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יand I will comeלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַֽto deliverלָֽךְ׃to the you
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וּבְנֵ֨יand the people ofעַמּ֤וֹןAmmonרָאוּ֙they sawכִּי־thatנָ֣סit had fledאֲרָ֔םAramוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙and they fledמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom beforeאֲבִישַׁ֔יAbishaiוַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they wentהָעִ֑ירthe cityוַיָּ֣שָׁבand he returnedיוֹאָ֗בJoabמֵעַל֙from onבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofעַמּ֔וֹןAmmonוַיָּבֹ֖אand he cameיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרHadadezerוַיֹּצֵ֤אand he brought outאֶת־obj.אֲרָם֙Aramאֲשֶׁר֙whichמֵעֵ֣בֶרwas from the other side ofהַנָּהָ֔רthe Riverוַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they cameחֵילָ֑םHelamוְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְand Shobachשַׂר־the commander ofצְבָ֥אthe army ofהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרHadadezerלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃was to before them
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וַיֻּגַּ֣דand it was toldלְדָוִ֗ד סto Davidוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףand he gatheredאֶת־obj.כָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רand he passed overאֶת־obj.הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordanוַיָּבֹ֖אand he cameחֵלָ֑אמָהHelam towardsוַיַּעַרְכ֤וּand they deployedאֲרָם֙Aramלִקְרַ֣אתto meetדָּוִ֔דDavidוַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּand they did battleעִמּֽוֹ׃with him
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וַיָּ֣נָסand it fledאֲרָם֮Aramמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom beforeיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גand he killedדָּוִ֜דDavidמֵאֲרָ֗םof Aramשְׁבַ֤עsevenמֵאוֹת֙hundredsרֶ֔כֶבcharioteersוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםand fortyאֶ֖לֶףthousandפָּרָשִׁ֑יםhorsemenוְאֵ֨תand obj.שׁוֹבַ֧ךְShobachשַׂר־the commander ofצְבָא֛וֹarmy itsהִכָּ֖הhe struck downוַיָּ֥מָתand he diedשָֽׁם׃there
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וַיִּרְא֨וּand they sawכָֽל־allהַמְּלָכִ֜יםthe kingsעַבְדֵ֣יthe servants ofהֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרHadadezerכִּ֤יthatנִגְּפוּ֙they were defeatedלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיַּשְׁלִ֥מוּand they made peaceאֶת־withיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםand they served themוַיִּֽרְא֣וּand they were afraidאֲרָ֔םAramלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַto deliverע֖וֹדagainאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֥יthe people ofעַמּֽוֹן׃ פAmmon
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