2 Samuel 10

David sends envoys to comfort the Ammonite king Hanun upon his father's death, but Hanun shaves and humiliates them; Ammonites hire Syrian mercenaries, whom David defeats decisively in battle, expanding Israel's dominance.[2]

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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶעֱשֶׂה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do I will do HVqi1cs חֶ֣סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed kindness covenant-loyal love HNcmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im to if / whether HR חָנ֣וּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun Hanun favored one Chanun HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc נָחָ֗שׁ 𐤍𐤇𐤔 nachash Nahash serpent Nachash HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr עָשָׂ֨ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah did he did HVqp3ms אָבִ֤י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms עִמָּדִ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 imadi to me with me HR/Sp1cs חֶ֔סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed-2 kindness covenant-loyal love HNcmsa וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach And sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֧ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp לְ/נַחֲמ֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤍𐤇𐤌/𐤅 lenachamo to comfort him to comfort him HR/Vpc/Sp3ms בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc עֲבָדָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el concerning toward HR אָבִ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv-2 his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou And came they came HC/Vqw3mp עַבְדֵ֣י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants of servants of HNcmpc דָוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-3 David David David HNp אֶ֖רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets to the land of land HNcbsc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) children of sons of HNcmpc עַמּֽוֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp
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וַ/יֹּאמְרוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp שָׂרֵ֨י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey princes chiefs of HNcmpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֜וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR חָנ֣וּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun Hanun favored one Chanun HNp אֲדֹֽנֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 adoneyhem their lord their masters HNcmpc/Sp3mp הַֽ/מְכַבֵּ֨ד 𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤃 hamekhabed honoring the one who honors HTi/Vprmsa דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אָבִ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes in your two eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC שָׁלַ֥ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach he has sent to send off HVqp3ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms מְנַֽחֲמִ֑ים 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 menachamim comforters comforting ones HVprmpa הֲ֠/לוֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo not is it not? HTi/Tn בַּ/עֲב֞וּר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 baavur to for the sake of HR/Ncmsc חֲק֤וֹר 𐤇𐤒𐤅𐤓 chaqor search to search out HVqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הָ/עִיר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וּ/לְ/רַגְּלָ֣/הּ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤄 uleragelah and to spy on it and to scout her out HC/R/Vpc/Sp3fs וּ/לְ/הָפְכָ֔/הּ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤐𐤊/𐤄 ulehafekhah and to overthrow it and to overturn her HC/R/Vqc/Sp3fs שָׁלַ֥ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach-2 sent to send off HVqp3ms דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo עֲבָדָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֵלֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms
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וַ/יִּרְאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu and they saw and they saw HC/Vqw3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נִבְאֲשׁ֖וּ 𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤔𐤅 niveashu they had become a stench they became foul-smelling HVNp3cp בְּ/דָוִ֑ד 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃 bedavid to David in David in David HR/Np וַ/יִּשְׁלְח֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 vayishelechu and they sent and they dispatched HC/Vqw3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֡וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon-2 Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וַ/יִּשְׂכְּרוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤓𐤅 vayisekeru and they hired and they hired HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲרַ֨ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house of house-of Beyt Rechov HNp רְח֜וֹב 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤁 rechov Rehob Beth‑Rechob Beyt Rechov HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To אֲרַ֣ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram-2 Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp צוֹבָ֗א 𐤑𐤅𐤁𐤀 tsova Zobah Zobah Tsova HNp עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty HAcbpa אֶ֨לֶף֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa רַגְלִ֔י 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageli foot soldiers foot-soldier HAamsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king of king of HNcmsc מַֽעֲכָה֙ 𐤌𐤏𐤊𐤄 maakhah Maacah Maakah (Pressed-Place) Maakhah HNp אֶ֣לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsa וְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and men of and a man HC/Ncmsc ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov Tob good Tov HNp שְׁנֵים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 sheneym two two HAcmda עָשָׂ֥ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar ten -teen or -teenth HAcmsa אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-3 thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 men man HNcmsa
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וַ/יִּרְא֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu and they saw and they saw HC/Vqw3mp כָֽל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הַ/מְּלָכִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamelakhim the kings the kings HTd/Ncmpa עַבְדֵ֣י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants of servants of HNcmpc הֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶר 𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 hadadeezer Hadadezer Hadad-is-help Hadadeezer HNp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נִגְּפוּ֙ 𐤍𐤂𐤐𐤅 nigefu they were defeated they were struck down HVNp3cp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יַּשְׁלִ֥מוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤅 vayashelimu and they made peace and they made whole HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יַּֽעַבְד֑וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅/𐤌 vayaavedum and served them and they served them HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp וַ/יִּֽרְא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu-2 tina (Bemba) and they feared and they feared HC/Vqw3mp אֲרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp לְ/הוֹשִׁ֥יעַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 lehoshia to help to bring to safety HR/Vhc ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct-object-marker] object-marker HTo בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמּֽוֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp