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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וַ/יַּ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and he struck 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 he measured them out HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp בַּ/חֶ֨בֶל֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤋 bachevel kamba (Swahili) with the line in the cord in the cord HRd/Ncbsa הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב 𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤁 hashekev making lie down causing to lie down causing to lie down HVha אוֹתָ֣/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp אַ֔רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah Ayé (Yoruba) to the ground earthward earthward HNcbsa/Sd וַ/יְמַדֵּ֤ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤃𐤃 vayemaded and he measured he measured out he measured out HC/Vpw3ms שְׁנֵֽי 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of two of HAcmdc חֲבָלִים֙ 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 chavalim kamba (Swahili) lines binding-cords binding-cords HNcbpa לְ/הָמִ֔ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕 lehamit to put to death to cause to die to cause to die HR/Vhc וּ/מְלֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤀 umelo and fullness and filling-of and fullness of HC/Ncmsc הַ/חֶ֖בֶל 𐤄/𐤇𐤁𐤋 hachevel kamba (Swahili) of the line the binding-cord the cord HTd/Ncbsa לְ/הַחֲי֑וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤅𐤕 lehachayot to keep alive to cause to live to cause to live HR/Vhc וַ/תְּהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and became and she became and it 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 to the servants HR/Ncmpa נֹשְׂאֵ֥י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearing-ones of lifting-ones of HVqrmpc מִנְחָֽה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah tribute apportioned gift-offering apportioned gift-offering HNcfsa
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וַ/יִּלְכֹּ֨ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 vayilekod and David captured and he captured and he captured HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מִמֶּ֗/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from him from us from him HR/Sp1cp אֶ֤לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef a thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit HAcbsa וּ/שְׁבַע 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏 usheva and seven and seven and seven HC/Acfsa מֵאוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds hundreds HAcbpa פָּרָשִׁ֔ים 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 parashim horsemen cavalrymen horsemen HNcmpa וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and twenty and twenty and twenty HC/Acbpa אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit HAcbsa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man man HNcmsa רַגְלִ֑י 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageli foot foot-soldier foot-soldier HAamsa וַ/יְעַקֵּ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤓 vayeaqer and David hamstrung and he uprooted and he hamstrung HC/Vpw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/רֶ֔כֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harekhev the chariots the chariot the chariot HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יּוֹתֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 vayoter and he reserved and he caused to remain and caused to remain HC/Vhw3ms מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu-2 of them from us from them HR/Sp1cp מֵ֥אָה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a hundred one hundred one hundred HAcbsa רָֽכֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rakhev chariots chariot chariot HNcmsa
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach then sent and he dispatched and he sent 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 his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּ֠וִד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לִ/שְׁאָל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤋 lisheal to ask to ask to ask HR/Vqc ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him him HR/Sp3ms לְ/שָׁל֜וֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom peace for wholeness for peace HR/Ncmsa וּֽ/לְ/בָרֲכ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤅 ulevarakho baraka (Swahili) and to bless him and to confer blessing on him and to confer blessing on him HC/R/Vpc/Sp3ms עַל֩ 𐤏𐤋 al because upon concerning HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr נִלְחַ֤ם 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 nilecham he had fought the one who is warring the one who is fighting 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 and he struck him HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because because HC אִ֛ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsc מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 milechamot of wars battles of of battles HNcfpc תֹּ֖עִי 𐤕𐤏𐤉 toi-2 with Toi Toi Tou HNp הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah had been he was / he became he was 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 and in his hand HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp3ms הָי֛וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were they were HVqp3cp כְּלֵֽי 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels implements of implements of HNcmpc כֶ֥סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 khesef of silver silver silver HNcmsa וּ/כְלֵֽי 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤉 ukheley and vessels and implements of and implements of HC/Ncmpc זָהָ֖ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav dhahabu (Swahili) of gold gold gold HNcmsa וּ/כְלֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤉 ukheley-2 and vessels and implements of and implements of HC/Ncmpc נְחֹֽשֶׁת 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 nechoshet of bronze shining copper bronze HNcfsa
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