2 Samuel 8

David defeats and subjugates Israel's enemies including Philistines, Moabites, Zobah, Syrians, and Edomites, dedicating spoils to **YHWH**; his officials administer justice and the kingdom prospers under his rule.[2]

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Verse 1
And it happened and he became after after, following this thus and struck and he struck David David David [direct object marker] object-marker the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim and subdued them and he brought them low and took and he took David David David [direct object marker] object-marker Metheg bridle-of of the Ammah the cubit-measure from hand from hand of of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim
וַֽ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it happened and he became HC/Vqw3ms אַֽחֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR כֵ֔ן 𐤊𐤍 khen this thus HD וַ/יַּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יַּכְנִיעֵ֑/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤏/𐤌 vayakheniem and subdued them and he brought them low HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp וַ/יִּקַּ֥ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֶ֥תֶג 𐤌𐤕𐤂 meteg Metheg bridle-of HNcmsc הָ/אַמָּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤄 haamah of the Ammah the cubit-measure HTd/Ncfsa מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand from hand of HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim-2 of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
Verse 2
and he struck and he struck [direct object marker] object-marker Moab Moab Moav and he measured them he measured them out with the line in the cord making lie down causing to lie down them them to the ground earthward and he measured he measured out two two of lines binding-cords to put to death to cause to die and fullness and filling-of of the line the binding-cord to keep alive to cause to live and became and she became Moab Moab Moav to David to David to David servants to the servants bearing bearing-ones of tribute apportioned gift-offering
וַ/יַּ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and he struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מוֹאָ֗ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp וַֽ/יְמַדְּדֵ֤/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤃𐤃/𐤌 vayemadedem and he measured them he measured them out HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp בַּ/חֶ֨בֶל֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤋 bachevel with the line in the cord HRd/Ncbsa הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב 𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤁 hashekev making lie down causing to lie down HVha אוֹתָ֣/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp אַ֔רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah to the ground earthward HNcbsa/Sd וַ/יְמַדֵּ֤ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤃𐤃 vayemaded and he measured he measured out HC/Vpw3ms שְׁנֵֽי 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc חֲבָלִים֙ 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 chavalim lines binding-cords HNcbpa לְ/הָמִ֔ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕 lehamit to put to death to cause to die HR/Vhc וּ/מְלֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀 umelo and fullness and filling-of HC/Ncmsc הַ/חֶ֖בֶל 𐤄/𐤇𐤁𐤋 hachevel of the line the binding-cord HTd/Ncbsa לְ/הַחֲי֑וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤅𐤕 lehachayot to keep alive to cause to live HR/Vhc וַ/תְּהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and became and she became HC/Vqw3fs מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav-2 Moab Moab Moav HNp לְ/דָוִ֔ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np לַ/עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 laavadim servants to the servants HR/Ncmpa נֹשְׂאֵ֥י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearing-ones of HVqrmpc מִנְחָֽה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah tribute apportioned gift-offering HNcfsa
Verse 4
and David captured and he captured David David David from him from us a thousand thousand-unit and seven and seven hundred hundreds horsemen cavalrymen and twenty and twenty thousand thousand-unit men man foot foot-soldier and David hamstrung and he uprooted David David David [direct object marker] object-marker all entirety of the chariots the chariot and he reserved and he caused to remain of them from us a hundred one hundred chariots chariot
וַ/יִּלְכֹּ֨ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 vayilekod and David captured and he captured HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מִמֶּ֗/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from him from us HR/Sp1cp אֶ֤לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef a thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa וּ/שְׁבַע 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏 usheva and seven and seven HC/Acfsa מֵאוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa פָּרָשִׁ֔ים 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 parashim horsemen cavalrymen HNcmpa וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and twenty and twenty HC/Acbpa אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsa רַגְלִ֑י 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageli foot foot-soldier HAamsa וַ/יְעַקֵּ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤓 vayeaqer and David hamstrung and he uprooted HC/Vpw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/רֶ֔כֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harekhev the chariots the chariot HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יּוֹתֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 vayoter and he reserved and he caused to remain HC/Vhw3ms מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu-2 of them from us HR/Sp1cp מֵ֥אָה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a hundred one hundred HAcbsa רָֽכֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rakhev chariots chariot HNcmsa
Verse 6
and he put and he placed David David David garrisons stationed ones in Aram in Aram (the highland region) in Aram of Damascus Damascus Dameseq and became and she became Aram Aram Highland Aram to David to David to David servants to the servants bearing bearing-ones of tribute apportioned gift-offering and saved and he brought to safety the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [direct object marker] object-marker David David David in all in entirety that that-which he went he walked
וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he put and he placed HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp נְצִבִים֙ 𐤍𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤌 netsivim garrisons stationed ones HNcmpa בַּ/אֲרַ֣ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤌 baaram in Aram in Aram (the highland region) in Aram HR/Np דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 dameseq of Damascus Damascus Dameseq HNp וַ/תְּהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and became and she became HC/Vqw3fs אֲרָם֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp לְ/דָוִ֔ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np לַ/עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 laavadim servants to the servants HR/Ncmpa נוֹשְׂאֵ֣י 𐤍𐤅𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearing-ones of HVqrmpc מִנְחָ֑ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah tribute apportioned gift-offering HNcfsa וַ/יֹּ֤שַׁע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤏 vayosha and saved and he brought to safety HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp בְּ/כֹ֖ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in all in entirety HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הָלָֽךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe he went he walked HVqp3ms
Verse 10
then sent and he dispatched Toi Toi Tou - object-marker Joram YHWH-is-Exalted Yoram his son his son to toward the king the king David David David to ask to ask him — peace for wholeness and to bless him and to confer blessing on him because upon that that-which he had fought the one who is warring against Hadadezer in Hadad-is-help in Hadadeezer and defeated him and he struck him for for/because man man of wars battles of with Toi Toi Tou had been he was / he became Hadadezer Hadad is help Hadadeezer and in his hand and in his hand were they were vessels implements of of silver silver and vessels and implements of of gold gold and vessels and implements of of bronze shining copper
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach then sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms תֹּ֣עִי 𐤕𐤏𐤉 toi Toi Toi Tou HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo יֽוֹרָם 𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤌 yoram Joram YHWH-is-Exalted Yoram HNp בְּנ֣/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּ֠וִד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לִ/שְׁאָל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤋 lisheal to ask to ask HR/Vqc ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms לְ/שָׁל֜וֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom peace for wholeness HR/Ncmsa וּֽ/לְ/בָרֲכ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤅 ulevarakho and to bless him and to confer blessing on him HC/R/Vpc/Sp3ms עַל֩ 𐤏𐤋 al because upon HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr נִלְחַ֤ם 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 nilecham he had fought the one who is warring HVNp3ms בַּ/הֲדַדְעֶ֨זֶר֙ 𐤁/𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 bahadadeezer against Hadadezer in Hadad-is-help in Hadadeezer HR/Np וַ/יַּכֵּ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayakehu and defeated him and he struck him HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִ֛ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsc מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 milechamot of wars battles of HNcfpc תֹּ֖עִי 𐤕𐤏𐤉 toi-2 with Toi Toi Tou HNp הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah had been he was / he became HVqp3ms הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר 𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 hadadeazer Hadadezer Hadad is help Hadadeezer HNp וּ/בְ/יָד֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 uveyado and in his hand and in his hand HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp3ms הָי֛וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were HVqp3cp כְּלֵֽי 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels implements of HNcmpc כֶ֥סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef of silver silver HNcmsa וּ/כְלֵֽי 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤉 ukheley and vessels and implements of HC/Ncmpc זָהָ֖ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav of gold gold HNcmsa וּ/כְלֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤉 ukheley-2 and vessels and implements of HC/Ncmpc נְחֹֽשֶׁת 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 nechoshet of bronze shining copper HNcfsa
Verse 12
from Aram from Aram from Aram and from Moab and from Moab and from Moav and from the sons of and from sons of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon and from the Philistines and from Philistines and from Pelishetim and from Amalek and from Amalek and from Amaleq and from the spoil of and from plunder-of Hadadezer Hadad-is-help Hadadeezer son of son Rehob Wide-Place Rechov king of king of Zobah Zobah Tsova
מֵ/אֲרָ֤ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤌 mearam from Aram from Aram from Aram HR/Np וּ/מִ/מּוֹאָב֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 umimoav and from Moab and from Moab and from Moav HC/R/Np וּ/מִ/בְּנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 umibeney Bene (Bemba) and from the sons of and from sons of HC/R/Ncmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וּ/מִ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤅/𐤌/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 umipelishetim and from the Philistines and from Philistines and from Pelishetim HC/R/Ngmpa וּ/מֵֽ/עֲמָלֵ֑ק 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 umeamaleq and from Amalek and from Amalek and from Amaleq HC/R/Np וּ/מִ/שְּׁלַ֛ל 𐤅/𐤌/𐤔𐤋𐤋 umishelal and from the spoil of and from plunder-of HC/R/Ncmsc הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר 𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 hadadeezer Hadadezer Hadad-is-help Hadadeezer HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc רְחֹ֖ב 𐤓𐤇𐤁 rechov Rehob Wide-Place Rechov HNp מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king of king of HNcmsc צוֹבָֽה 𐤑𐤅𐤁𐤄 tsovah Zobah Zobah Tsova HNp
Verse 14
And he put and he placed in Edom in Red-land in Edom garrisons stationed ones in all in the whole of Edom Red-One Edom he put the one who places garrisons stationed ones and became and he became all all of Edom Red-One Edom servants male servants to David to David to David and saved and he brought to safety the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [direct object marker] object-marker David David David in all in entirety that that-which he went he walked
וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem And he put and he placed HC/Vqw3ms בֶּ/אֱד֜וֹם 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 beedom in Edom in Red-land in Edom HR/Np נְצִבִ֗ים 𐤍𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤌 netsivim garrisons stationed ones HNcmpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc אֱדוֹם֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom Edom Red-One Edom HNp שָׂ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sam he put the one who places HVqp3ms נְצִבִ֔ים 𐤍𐤑𐤁𐤉𐤌 netsivim-2 garrisons stationed ones HNcmpa וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and became and he became HC/Vqw3ms כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc אֱד֖וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom-2 Edom Red-One Edom HNp עֲבָדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim servants male servants HNcmpa לְ/דָוִ֑ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np וַ/יּ֤וֹשַׁע 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤏 vayosha and saved and he brought to safety HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/כֹ֖ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol in all in entirety HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הָלָֽךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe he went he walked HVqp3ms
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