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also them hath king David sanctified to Jehovah with the silver and the gold that he hath taken from all the nations, from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”

and he putteth in Edom garrisons, and all the Edomites are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.

לְדָוִ֑יד (לְ) le. “of”

And David reigneth over all Israel, and he is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

and Benaiah son of Jehoiada `is' over the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the elder sons of David `are' at the hand of the king.

לְיַ֥ד (לְ) le. “to”

and David saith, `I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, for his father did with me kindness;' and David sendeth messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David come in unto the land of the sons of Ammon, unto Hanun, to comfort him,

לְנַחֲמ֣וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְנַחֲמֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

and the heads of the sons of Ammon say to Hanun, `Is David honouring thy father, in thine eyes, because he hath sent to thee comforters? in order to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out, the land, have not his servants come in unto thee?'

לְחָנ֗וּן (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “to”לַחְקֹ֨ר (לַ) la “to”וְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְ (לַ) la. “to”וּלְרַגֵּל֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And `some' go, and declare to David concerning the men, and he sendeth to meet them -- for the men have been greatly ashamed -- and the king saith, `Dwell in Jericho till that your beard is grown, then ye have returned.'

לְדָוִ֤יד (לְ) le. “to”לִקְרָאתָ֔ם (לִ) li “to”

And the sons of Ammon see that they have made themselves abhorred by David, and Hanun and the sons of Ammon send a thousand talents of silver, to hire to them, from Aram-Naharaim, and from Aram-Maachah, and from Zobah, chariots and horsemen;

לִשְׂכֹּ֣ר (לִ) li “to”לָ֠הֶם (לָ֠) La. “for”

and they hire to them two and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, and they come in and encamp before Medeba, and the sons of Ammon have been gathered out of their cities, and come in to the battle.

לָהֶ֡ם (לָ) la. “for”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “for <the>”

and the sons of Ammon come out and set battle in array at the opening of the city, and the kings who have come `are' by themselves in the field.

לְבַדָּ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

And Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him, before and behind, and he chooseth out of all the choice in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

לִקְרַ֥את (לִ) li “to”

and the remnant of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set in array to meet the sons of Ammon.

לִקְרַ֖את (לִ) li “to”

And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation; and if the sons of Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have saved thee;

לִּ֖י (לִּ֖) l “for”לִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה (לִ) li “<into>”

And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who `are' with him, before Aram to battle, and they flee from his face;

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (לַ) la. “for <the>”

And Aram seeth that they have been smitten before Israel, and send messengers, and bring out Aram that `is' beyond the River, and Shophach head of the host of Hadarezer `is' before them.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (לִ) li “[was] <to>”

And it is declared to David, and he gathereth all Israel, and passeth over the Jordan, and cometh in unto them, and setteth in array against them; yea, David setteth in array the battle to meet Aram, and they fight with him;

לְדָוִ֗יד (לְ) le. “to”לִקְרַ֤את (לִ) li “to”

and Aram fleeth from the face of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven thousand charioteers, and forty thousand footmen, and Shophach head of the host he hath put to death.

מִלִּפְנֵ֣י (לִּ) li “to”

And the servants of Hadarezer see that they have been smitten before Israel, and they make peace with David and serve him, and Aram hath not been willing to help the sons of Ammon any more.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ (לְ) le. “to”

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the turn of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that Joab leadeth out the force of the host, and destroyeth the land of the sons of Ammon, and cometh in and beseigeth Rabbah -- David is abiding in Jerusalem -- and Joab smiteth Rabbah, and breaketh it down.

לְעֵת֩ (לְ) le. “to”לְעֵ֣ת׀ (לְ) le. “to”

and the people who `are' in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes; and thus doth David to all cities of the sons of Ammon, and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.

לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”

And there is again war in Gath, and there is a man of measure, and his fingers and his toes `are' six and six, twenty and four, and also, he hath been born to the giant.

לְהָרָפָֽא׃ (לְ) le. “to”

These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

לְהָרָפָ֖א (לְ) le. “to”

And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,

לִמְנ֖וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And Joab saith, `Jehovah doth add to His people as they are a hundred times; are they not, my lord, O king, all of them to my lord for servants? why doth my lord seek this? why is he for a cause of guilt to Israel?'

לַאדֹנִ֖י (לַ) la. “[belong] to”לַעֲבָדִ֑ים (לַ) la. “to”לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”לְאַשְׁמָ֖ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (לְ) le. “for”

And Jehovah speaketh unto Gad, seer of David, saying:

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”