2 Samuel 5

David is anointed king over all Israel in Hebron, captures the stronghold of Zion from the Jebusites, and YHWH gives him victory over the Philistines in two battles at Baal-perazim and the Valley of Rephaim.

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Verse 2
גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam Also also HTa אֶתְמ֣וֹל 𐤀𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 etemol yesterday the prior day HNcmsa גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also also HTa שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤌 shileshom the day before three-days-ago HNcmsa בִּ/הְי֨וֹת 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 biheyot when was in being HR/Vqc שָׁא֥וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsa עָלֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu over us upon us HR/Sp1cp אַתָּ֗ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms הייתה 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤄 hyyth were you came to be HVqp2ms הָיִ֛יתָ 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕 hayita were you were HVqp2ms מוציא 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 mvtsy leading out the one leading out HVhrmsa הַ/מּוֹצִ֥יא 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hamotsi the one bringing out the one who brings out HTd/Vhrmsa ו/ה/מבי 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤉 vhmvy and the bringing and the one bringing in HC/Td/Vhrmsa וְ/הַ/מֵּבִ֖יא 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 vehamevi and the one bringing and the one who brings in HC/Td/Vhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms אַתָּ֨ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 You you HPp2ms תִרְעֶ֤ה 𐤕𐤓𐤏𐤄 tireeh will shepherd you (masculine) will see HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami My people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אַתָּ֛ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms תִּהְיֶ֥ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh will be you will become HVqi2ms לְ/נָגִ֖יד 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 lenagid ruler to a front-standing leader HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-3 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
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וַ֠/יָּבֹאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came HC/Vqw3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc זִקְנֵ֨י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders elders of HAampc יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa חֶבְר֔וֹנָ/ה 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍/𐤄 cheveronah at Hebron toward Alliance-Place Cheveron HNp/Sd וַ/יִּכְרֹ֣ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 vayikherot and made and he cut HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶם֩ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem with them HR/Sp3mp הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 King the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּוִ֥ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּרִ֛ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit a covenant binding agreement HNcfsa בְּ/חֶבְר֖וֹן 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 becheveron at Hebron in Alliance-Place in Cheveron HR/Np לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יִּמְשְׁח֧וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤅 vayimeshechu and they anointed and they anointed HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp לְ/מֶ֖לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe king to a king HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
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וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁי/ו֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/יְבֻסִ֖י 𐤄/𐤉𐤁𐤎𐤉 hayevusi the Jebusites the Yebusi man the Yevusi HTd/Ngmsa יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev inhabitants dwelling-one of HVqrmsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לְ/דָוִ֤ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np לֵ/אמֹר֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תָב֣וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo you shall enter you will come HVqi2ms הֵ֔נָּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 henah here to here HD כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im unless if / whether HC הֱסִֽירְ/ךָ֗ 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓/𐤊 hesirekha they remove you he caused you to turn aside HVhp3ms/Sp2ms הַ/עִוְרִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 haiverim the blind the ones from beyond HTd/Aampa וְ/הַ/פִּסְחִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤐𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤌 vehapisechim and the lame and the limping ones HC/Td/Aampa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor-2 saying to say HR/Vqc לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יָב֥וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo shall enter he comes HVqi3ms דָוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp הֵֽנָּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 henah-2 here to here HD
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on-the-day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal whoever entirety of HNcmsc מַכֵּ֤ה 𐤌𐤊𐤄 makeh strikes the one who causes a blow HVhrmsc יְבֻסִי֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤎𐤉 yevusi the-Jebusites Yebusi man Yevusi HNgmsa וְ/יִגַּ֣ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤏 veyiga and-reach and he touches HC/Vqi3ms בַּ/צִּנּ֔וֹר 𐤁/𐤑𐤍𐤅𐤓 batsinor the-water-shaft water conduit HRd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and- and object-marker HC/To הַ/פִּסְחִים֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤌 hapisechim the-lame the limping ones HTd/Aampa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and- and object-marker HC/To הַ֣/עִוְרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 haiverim the-blind the ones from beyond HTd/Aampa שנאו 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤅 shnv hated they hated HVqp3cp שְׂנֻאֵ֖י 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉 senuey the-hated-ones hated ones of HVqsmpc נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh soul breathing being HNcbsc דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David's David David HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al because-of upon HR כֵּן֙ 𐤊𐤍 ken therefore thus HTm יֹֽאמְר֔וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru they-say they will say HVqi3mp עִוֵּ֣ר 𐤏𐤅𐤓 iver blind blind man HAamsa וּ/פִסֵּ֔חַ 𐤅/𐤐𐤎𐤇 ufisecha and-lame and a limping one HC/Aamsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָב֖וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo enter he comes HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR הַ/בָּֽיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the-house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu and they heard and they heard HC/Vqw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC מָשְׁח֨וּ 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤅 mashechu they had anointed they anointed HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לְ/מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe as king to a king HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יַּעֲל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu and they went up they caused to ascend HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa לְ/בַקֵּ֣שׁ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔 levaqesh to seek to earnestly seek HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and [David] heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-3 David David David HNp וַ/יֵּ֖רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered and he went down and he descended HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מְּצוּדָֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤄 hametsudah the stronghold the fortified stronghold HTd/Ncbsa
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וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and David inquired and he asked HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc הַ/אֶֽעֱלֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 haeeleh Shall I go up I will ascend HTi/Vqi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward HR פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa הֲ/תִתְּנֵ֖/ם 𐤄/𐤕𐤕𐤍/𐤌 hatitenem will you give them will you give them HTi/Vqi2ms/Sp3mp בְּ/יָדִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤉 beyadi into my hand in my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And YHWH said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp עֲלֵ֔ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh Go up leaf of HVqv2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC נָתֹ֥ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 naton I will surely give giving HVqa אֶתֵּ֛ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten give I will give HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 hapelishetim the Philistines the Pelishtim the Pelishetim HTd/Ngmpa בְּ/יָדֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha into your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms
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וַ/יָּבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo And David came and he came HC/Vqw3ms דָוִ֥ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/בַֽעַל 𐤁/𐤁𐤏𐤋 bevaal to Baal in Master of Breakings in Baal Peratsim HR/Np פְּרָצִים֮ 𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 peratsim Perazim Master of Breakthroughs Baal Peratsim HNp וַ/יַּכֵּ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤌 vayakem and struck them and he struck them HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD דָּוִד֒ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms פָּרַ֨ץ 𐤐𐤓𐤑 parats has broken through he broke through HVqp3ms יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֹיְבַ֛/י 𐤀𐤉𐤁/𐤉 oyevay my enemies my hostile ones HVqrmpc/Sp1cs לְ/פָנַ֖/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before me before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs כְּ/פֶ֣רֶץ 𐤊/𐤐𐤓𐤑 keferets like a breach like a breach HR/Ncmsc מָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of waters waters HNcmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm קָרָ֛א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qara he called he called out HVqp3ms שֵֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem the name name-of HNcmsc הַ/מָּק֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom of the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֖וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms בַּ֥עַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal Baal master Baal Peratsim HNp פְּרָצִֽים 𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 peratsim-2 Perazim Master of Breakthroughs Baal Peratsim HNp
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