1 Chronicles 20

In spring, Yo'ab besieges and conquers Rabbah of the Ammonites while David remains in Yerushalayim; David takes the king's heavy gold crown weighing a talent with precious stones, sets the Ammonites to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes, and returns to Yerushalayim.[1][2][4] David's servants defeat Philistine giants: Sibbekay slays Sippay, Elhanan slays Lachmi brother of Golyat, and Yonatan son of Shim'i slays a six-fingered giant; these repha'im fall by David and his men.[1][2][3]

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And it happened at the time of the return of the year at the time of going out of the kings and Joab led Joab the army of the army and he devastated the land of the sons of Ammon and he came and he besieged the Rabbah But David was staying in Jerusalem and Joab struck Joab the Rabbah and overthrew it

1 וַ/יְהִ֡י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it happened HC/Vqw3ms לְ/עֵת֩ 𐤋/𐤏𐤕 leet at the time HR/Ncbsc תְּשׁוּבַ֨ת 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤕 teshuvat of the return HNcfsc הַ/שָּׁנָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤄 hashanah of the year HTd/Ncfsa לְ/עֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤕 leet-2 at the time HR/Ncbsc צֵ֣את 𐤑𐤀𐤕 tset of going out HVqc הַ/מְּלָכִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamelakhim of the kings HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּנְהַ֣ג 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤄𐤂 vayinehag and Joab led HC/Vqw3ms יוֹאָב֩ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo חֵ֨יל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 cheyl army HNcmsc הַ/צָּבָ֜א 𐤄/𐤑𐤁𐤀 hatsava of the army HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יַּשְׁחֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤕 vayashechet and he devastated HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the HTo אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֗וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon HNp וַ/יָּבֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and he came HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּ֣צַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤓 vayatsar and he besieged HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 the HTo רַבָּ֔ה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah Rabbah HNp וְ/דָוִ֖יד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 vedavid But David HC/Np יֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev was staying HVqrmsa בִּ/ירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem HR/Np וַ/יַּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and Joab struck HC/Vhw3ms יוֹאָ֛ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav-2 Joab HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-4 the HTo רַבָּ֖ה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah-2 Rabbah HNp וַ/יֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽ/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤎/𐤄 vayehereseha and overthrew it HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs

and took David direct object marker the crown of their king from off his head and found it weight a talent of gold and in it a stone precious and it was on head of David and spoil of the city he brought out much very

2 וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֣יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker HTo עֲטֶֽרֶת 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤕 ateret the crown HNcfsc מַלְכָּ/ם֩ 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤌 malekam of their king HNcmsc/Sp3mp מֵ/עַ֨ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from off HR/R רֹאשׁ֜/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּמְצָאָ֣/הּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤄 vayimetsaah and found it HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs מִשְׁקַ֣ל 𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋 misheqal weight HNcmsc כִּכַּר 𐤊𐤊𐤓 kikar a talent HNcbsc זָהָ֗ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav of gold HNcmsa וּ/בָ/הּ֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤄 uvah and in it HC/R/Sp3fs אֶ֣בֶן 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even a stone HNcfsa יְקָרָ֔ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yeqarah precious HAafsa וַ/תְּהִ֖י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and it was HC/Vqw3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head HNcmsc דָּוִ֑יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 of David HNp וּ/שְׁלַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤋 ushelal and spoil HC/Ncmsc הָ/עִ֛יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city HTd/Ncfsa הוֹצִ֖יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi he brought out HVhp3ms הַרְבֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh much HVha מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very HD

and the people who in it he brought out and cut with the saw and with picks of iron and with saws and thus he did David to all cities of sons of Ammon and returned David and all the people to Jerusalem

3 וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the HC/To הָ/עָ֨ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr בָּ֜/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it HR/Sp3fs הוֹצִ֗יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi he brought out HVhp3ms וַ/יָּ֨שַׂר 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓 vayasar and cut HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/מְּגֵרָ֜ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤄 bamegerah with the saw HRd/Ncfsa וּ/בַ/חֲרִיצֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤑𐤉 uvacharitsey and with picks of HC/R/Ncmpc הַ/בַּרְזֶל֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel iron HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/מְּגֵר֔וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤕 uvamegerot and with saws HC/Rd/Ncfpa וְ/כֵן֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen and thus HC/Tm יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he did HVqi3ms דָוִ֔יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol to all HR/Ncmsc עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities of HNcfpc בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֑וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon HNp וַ/יָּ֧שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֛יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people HTd/Ncmsa יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim to Jerusalem HNp

And it came to pass after this there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines then slew Sibbechai the Hushathite [direct object marker] Sippai one of the children of the Rephaim and they were subdued

4 וַ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms אַחֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after HD כֵ֔ן 𐤊𐤍 khen this HD וַ/תַּעֲמֹ֧ד 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤌𐤃 vataamod there arose HC/Vqw3fs מִלְחָמָ֛ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah war HNcfsa בְּ/גֶ֖זֶר 𐤁/𐤂𐤆𐤓 begezer at Gezer HR/Np עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines HNgmpa אָ֣ז 𐤀𐤆 az then HD הִכָּ֞ה 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah slew HVhp3ms סִבְּכַ֣י 𐤎𐤁𐤊𐤉 sibekhay Sibbechai HNp הַ/חֻֽשָׁתִ֗י 𐤄/𐤇𐤔𐤕𐤉 hachushati the Hushathite HTd/Ngmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo סִפַּ֛י 𐤎𐤐𐤉 sipay Sippai HNp מִ/ילִדֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉 milidey one of the children of HR/Ncmpc הָ/רְפָאִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌 harefaim the Rephaim HTd/Np וַ/יִּכָּנֵֽעוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤅 vayikaneu and they were subdued HC/VNw3mp

And there was again war with the Philistines and struck Elhanan son of Jair of Jair [direct object marker] Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite And the shaft of his spear like a weaver's beam

5 וַ/תְּהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi And there was HC/Vqw3fs ע֥וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again HD מִלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah war HNcfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with HR פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines HNgmpa וַ/יַּ֞ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck HC/Vhw3ms אֶלְחָנָ֣ן 𐤀𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤍 elechanan Elhanan HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son HNcmsc יעור 𐤉𐤏𐤅𐤓 yvr of Jair HNp יָעִ֗יר 𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤓 yair of Jair HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo לַחְמִי֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤉 lachemi Lahmi HNp אֲחִי֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉 achi the brother HNcmsc גָּלְיָ֣ת 𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕 galeyat of Goliath HNp הַ/גִּתִּ֔י 𐤄/𐤂𐤕𐤉 hagiti the Gittite HTd/Ngmsa וְ/עֵ֣ץ 𐤅/𐤏𐤑 veets And the shaft HC/Ncmsc חֲנִית֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕/𐤅 chanito of his spear HNcfsc/Sp3ms כִּ/מְנ֖וֹר 𐤊/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤓 kimenor like a weaver's HR/Ncmsc אֹרְגִֽים 𐤀𐤓𐤂𐤉𐤌 oregim beam HVqrmpa

And there was again war at Gath and there was a man of great stature and his fingers six and six twenty and four and also he was born to the Rapha

6 וַ/תְּהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi And there was HC/Vqw3fs ע֥וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again HD מִלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah war HNcfsa בְּ/גַ֑ת 𐤁/𐤂𐤕 begat at Gath HR/Np וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and there was HC/Vqw3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsc מִדָּ֗ה 𐤌𐤃𐤄 midah of great stature HNcfsa וְ/אֶצְבְּעֹתָ֤י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤑𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤅 veetsebeotayv and his fingers HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms שֵׁשׁ 𐤔𐤔 shesh six HAcfsa וָ/שֵׁשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤔 vashesh and six HC/Acfsa עֶשְׂרִ֣ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty HAcbpa וְ/אַרְבַּ֔ע 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 veareba and four HC/Acfsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms נוֹלַ֥ד 𐤍𐤅𐤋𐤃 nolad was born HVNp3ms לְ/הָ/רָפָֽא 𐤋/𐤄/𐤓𐤐𐤀 leharafa to the Rapha HR/Td/Ngmsa

and he taunted [direct object marker] Israel and struck him down Jonathan son of Shimea brother of David

7 וַ/יְחָרֵ֖ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤐 vayecharef and he taunted HC/Vpw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp וַ/יַּכֵּ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayakehu and struck him down HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of HNcmsc שִׁמְעָ֖א 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀 shimea Shimea HNp אֲחִ֥י 𐤀𐤇𐤉 achi brother of HNcmsc דָוִֽיד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp

These were born to the Rapha in Gath and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants

8 אֵ֛ל 𐤀𐤋 el These HPdxcp נוּלְּד֥וּ 𐤍𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤅 nuledu were born HVNp3cp לְ/הָ/רָפָ֖א 𐤋/𐤄/𐤓𐤐𐤀 leharafa to the Rapha HR/Td/Ngmsa בְּ/גַ֑ת 𐤁/𐤂𐤕 begat in Gath HR/Np וַ/יִּפְּל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 vayipelu and they fell HC/Vqw3mp בְ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 veyad by the hand of HR/Ncbsc דָּוִ֖יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David HNp וּ/בְ/יַד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃 uveyad and by the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc עֲבָדָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms

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