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2 Samuel 5

Hebrew25 verses
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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וַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they cameכָּל־allשִׁבְטֵ֧יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsraelאֶל־toדָּוִ֖דDavidחֶבְר֑וֹנָהHebron towardsוַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהִנְנ֛וּhere are weעַצְמְךָ֥are bone yourוּֽבְשָׂרְךָ֖and flesh yourאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃we
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גַּם־bothאֶתְמ֣וֹלyesterdayגַּם־as well asשִׁלְשׁ֗וֹםthree days agoבִּהְי֨וֹתwhen wasשָׁא֥וּלSaulמֶ֙לֶךְ֙kingעָלֵ֔ינוּover usאַתָּ֗הyouהָיִ֛יתָyou wereהַמּוֹצִ֥יאthe one who led outוְהַמֵּבִ֖יאand the one who broughtאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehלְךָ֗to the youאַתָּ֨הyouתִרְעֶ֤הyou will shepherdאֶת־obj.עַמִּי֙people myאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְאַתָּ֛הand youתִּהְיֶ֥הyou will becomeלְנָגִ֖ידinto rulerעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַ֠יָּבֹאוּand they cameכָּל־allזִקְנֵ֨יthe elders ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsraelאֶל־toהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingחֶבְר֔וֹנָהHebron towardsוַיִּכְרֹ֣תand he madeלָהֶם֩to the themהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingדָּוִ֥דDavidבְּרִ֛יתa covenantבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןat Hebronלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּand they anointedאֶת־obj.דָּוִ֛דDavidלְמֶ֖לֶךְto kingעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
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בֶּן־was a son ofשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםthirtyשָׁנָ֛הyearsדָּוִ֖דDavidבְּמָלְכ֑וֹwhen became king heאַרְבָּעִ֥יםfortyשָׁנָ֖הyearsמָלָֽךְ׃he reigned
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בְּחֶבְרוֹן֙in Hebronמָלַ֣ךְhe reignedעַל־overיְהוּדָ֔הJudahשֶׁ֥בַעsevenשָׁנִ֖יםyearsוְשִׁשָּׁ֣הand sixחֳדָשִׁ֑יםmonthsוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םand in Jerusalemמָלַ֗ךְhe reignedשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםthirtyוְשָׁלֹשׁ֙and threeשָׁנָ֔הyearsעַ֥לoverכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelוִיהוּדָֽה׃and Judah
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he wentהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙and men hisיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemאֶל־againstהַיְבֻסִ֖יthe Jebusitesיוֹשֵׁ֣בthe inhabitants ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand it saidלְדָוִ֤דto Davidלֵאמֹר֙to sayingלֹא־notתָב֣וֹאyou will comeהֵ֔נָּהhereכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptהֱסִֽירְךָ֗he will turn aside youהַעִוְרִ֤יםthe blind peopleוְהַפִּסְחִים֙and the lame peopleלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלֹֽא־notיָב֥וֹאhe will comeדָוִ֖דDavidהֵֽנָּה׃here
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וַיִּלְכֹּ֣דand he capturedדָּוִ֔דDavidאֵ֖תobj.מְצֻדַ֣תthe stronghold ofצִיּ֑וֹןZionהִ֖יאitעִ֥ירis the city ofדָּוִֽד׃David
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜דDavidבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֗וּאthe thatכָּל־anyמַכֵּ֤הone who strikesיְבֻסִי֙of a Jebusiteוְיִגַּ֣עand let him approachבַּצִּנּ֔וֹרby the water tunnelוְאֶת־and obj.הַפִּסְחִים֙the lame peopleוְאֶת־and obj.הַ֣עִוְרִ֔יםthe blind peopleשְׂנֻאֵ֖יwho are hatedנֶ֣פֶשׁof the self ofדָּוִ֑דDavidעַל־there-כֵּן֙-foreיֹֽאמְר֔וּpeople sayעִוֵּ֣רa blind personוּפִסֵּ֔חַand a lame personלֹ֥אnotיָב֖וֹאhe will goאֶל־intoהַבָּֽיִת׃the house
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וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבand he dweltדָּוִד֙Davidבַּמְּצֻדָ֔הin the strongholdוַיִּקְרָא־and he calledלָ֖הּto the itעִ֣ירthe city ofדָּוִ֑דDavidוַיִּ֤בֶןand he builtדָּוִד֙Davidסָבִ֔יבround aboutמִן־fromהַמִּלּ֖וֹאthe Milloוָבָֽיְתָה׃and the inside towards
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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he wentדָּוִ֖דDavidהָל֣וֹךְgoingוְגָד֑וֹלand becoming greatוַיהוָ֛הand Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofצְבָא֖וֹתhostsעִמּֽוֹ׃ פwas with him
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וַ֠יִּשְׁלַחand he sentחִירָ֨םHiramמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofצֹ֥רTyreמַלְאָכִים֮messengersאֶל־toדָּוִד֒Davidוַעֲצֵ֣יand trees ofאֲרָזִ֔יםcedarsוְחָרָשֵׁ֣יand craftsmen ofעֵ֔ץwoodוְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖יand craftsmen ofאֶ֣בֶןthe stone ofקִ֑ירa wallוַיִּבְנֽוּ־and they builtבַ֖יִתa houseלְדָוִֽד׃for David
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וַיֵּ֣דַעand he knewדָּוִ֔דDavidכִּֽי־thatהֱכִינ֧וֹhe had appointed himיְהוָ֛הYahwehלְמֶ֖לֶךְto kingעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְכִי֙and thatנִשֵּׂ֣אhe had exaltedמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹkingdom hisבַּעֲב֖וּרforsake ofעַמּ֥וֹpeople hisיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael
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וַיִּקַּח֩and he tookדָּוִ֨דDavidע֜וֹדagainפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤יםconcubinesוְנָשִׁים֙and wivesמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םfrom Jerusalemאַחֲרֵ֖יafterבֹּא֣וֹcame heמֵחֶבְר֑וֹןfrom Hebronוַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּand they were bornע֛וֹדagainלְדָוִ֖דto Davidבָּנִ֥יםsonsוּבָנֽוֹת׃and daughters
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וְאֵ֗לֶּהand theseשְׁמ֛וֹתare the names ofהַיִּלֹּדִ֥יםthe ones bornל֖וֹto the himבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemשַׁמּ֣וּעַShammuaוְשׁוֹבָ֔בand Shobabוְנָתָ֖ןand Nathanוּשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃and Solomon
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וְיִבְחָ֥רand Ibharוֶאֱלִישׁ֖וּעַand Elishuaוְנֶ֥פֶגand Nephegוְיָפִֽיעַ׃and Japhia
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וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עand Elishamaוְאֶלְיָדָ֖עand Eliadaוֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃ פand Eliphelet
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וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּand they heardפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesכִּי־thatמָשְׁח֨וּpeople had anointedאֶת־obj.דָּוִ֤דDavidלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙to kingעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיַּעֲל֥וּand they went upכָל־allפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistinesלְבַקֵּ֣שׁto seekאֶת־obj.דָּוִ֑דDavidוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heardדָּוִ֔דDavidוַיֵּ֖רֶדand he went downאֶל־toהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃the stronghold
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וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםand the Philistinesבָּ֑אוּthey cameוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּand they were spread outבְּעֵ֥מֶקin the valley ofרְפָאִֽים׃Rephaim
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וַיִּשְׁאַ֨לand he enquiredדָּוִ֤דDavidבַּֽיהוָה֙by Yahwehלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהַאֶֽעֱלֶה֙¿ will I go upאֶל־againstפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesהֲתִתְּנֵ֖ם¿ will you give themבְּיָדִ֑יin hand myוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶל־toדָּוִד֙Davidעֲלֵ֔הgo upכִּֽי־forנָתֹ֥ןcertainly to giveאֶתֵּ֛ןI will giveאֶת־obj.הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistinesבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃in hand your
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וַיָּבֹ֨אand he wentדָוִ֥דDavidבְּבַֽעַל־in Baalפְּרָצִים֮Perazimוַיַּכֵּ֣םand he struck down themשָׁ֣םthereדָּוִד֒Davidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidפָּרַ֨ץhe has burst throughיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֶת־obj.אֹיְבַ֛יenemies myלְפָנַ֖יto before meכְּפֶ֣רֶץlike a bursting out ofמָ֑יִםwaterעַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-foreקָרָ֛אsomeone calledשֵֽׁם־the name ofהַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַה֖וּאthe thatבַּ֥עַלBaalפְּרָצִֽים׃Perazim
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וַיַּעַזְבוּ־and they abandonedשָׁ֖םthereאֶת־obj.עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֑םidols theirוַיִּשָּׂאֵ֥םand he carried off themדָּוִ֖דDavidוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פand men his
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וַיֹּסִ֥פוּand they repeatedע֛וֹדagainפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistinesלַֽעֲל֑וֹתto go upוַיִּנָּֽטְשׁ֖וּand they were spread outבְּעֵ֥מֶקin the valley ofרְפָאִֽים׃Rephaim
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וַיִּשְׁאַ֤לand he enquiredדָּוִד֙Davidבַּֽיהוָ֔הby Yahwehוַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidלֹ֣אnotתַעֲלֶ֑הyou must go upהָסֵב֙go aroundאֶל־toאַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔םbehind themוּבָ֥אתָand you will goלָהֶ֖םto the themמִמּ֥וּלfrom in front ofבְּכָאִֽים׃the balsam trees
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וִ֠יהִיand let it beכְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞just as hearing youאֶת־obj.ק֧וֹלa sound ofצְעָדָ֛הmarchingבְּרָאשֵׁ֥יin the tops ofהַבְּכָאִ֖יםthe balsam treesאָ֣זthenתֶּחֱרָ֑ץyou will act decisivelyכִּ֣יforאָ֗זthenיָצָ֤אhe has gone outיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youלְהַכּ֖וֹתto strikeבְּמַחֲנֵ֥הin the camp ofפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃the Philistines
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וַיַּ֤עַשׂand he didדָּוִד֙Davidכֵּ֔ןsoכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asצִוָּ֖הוּhe had commanded himיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיַּךְ֙and he struck downאֶת־obj.פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesמִגֶּ֖בַעfrom Gebaעַד־untilבֹּאֲךָ֥coming youגָֽזֶר׃ פGezer

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