1 Chronicles 20 דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א פרק כ׳

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1. 1

   וַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passלְעֵתat-the-time-ofתְּשׁוּבַתthe-return-ofהַשָּׁנָהthe-yearלְעֵתat-the-timeצֵאתwhen-go-outהַמְּלָכִיםthe-kingsוַיִּנְהַגand-led-forthיוֹאָבJoabאֶת־חֵילthe-power-ofהַצָּבָאthe-armyוַיַּשְׁחֵתand-ravagedאֶת־אֶרֶץland-ofבְּנֵי־עַמּוֹןsons-of-Ammonוַיָּבֹאand-cameוַיָּצַרand-besiegedאֶת־רַבָּהRabbahוְדָוִידand-Davidיֹשֵׁבremainedבִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִםin-Jerusalemוַיַּךְand-he-smoteיוֹאָבJoabאֶת־רַבָּהRabbahוַיֶּהֶרְסֶהָ׃and-destroyed-it

   And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

2. 2

   וַיִּקַּחand-tookדָּוִידDavidאֶת־עֲטֶרֶת־מַלְכָּםthe-crown-of-their-kingמֵעַלfrom-uponרֹאשׁוֹhis-headוַיִּמְצָאָהּand-found-itמִשְׁקַלto-weighכִּכַּר־זָהָבa-talent-of-goldוּבָהּand-in-itאֶבֶןstonesיְקָרָהpreciousוַתְּהִיand-it-was-setעַל־רֹאשׁupon-the-head-ofדָּוִידDavidוּשְׁלַלand-the-spoil-ofהָעִירthe-cityהוֹצִיאhe-brought-outהַרְבֵּהmuchמְאֹד׃very

   And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

3. 3

   וְאֶת־הָעָםand-the-peopleאֲשֶׁר־בָּהּwhich-in-itהוֹצִיאhe-brought-outוַיָּשַׂרand-set-them-to-workבַּמְּגֵרָהwith-sawsוּבַחֲרִיצֵיand-with-harrows-ofהַבַּרְזֶלthe-ironוּבַמְּגֵרוֹתand-with-axesוְכֵןeven-soיַעֲשֶׂהdid-dealדָוִידDavidלְכֹלwith-allעָרֵיcities-ofבְנֵי־עַמּוֹןsons-of-Ammonוַיָּשׇׁבand-returnedדָּוִידDavidוְכׇל־הָעָםand-all-the-peopleיְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם׃Jerusalem

   And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

4. 4

   וַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passאַחֲרֵי־כֵןhereafterוַתַּעֲמֹדthere-aroseמִלְחָמָהwarבְּגֶזֶרat-Gezerעִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּיםwith-Philistinesאָזat-which-timeהִכָּהslewסִבְּכַיSibbechaiהַחֻשָׁתִיthe-Hushathiteאֶת־סִפַּיSippaiמִילִידֵיthat-was-of-the-children-ofהָרְפָאִיםthe-Raphahוַיִּכָּנֵעוּ׃and-they-were-subdued

   And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

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   וַתְּהִי־עוֹדand-there-was-againמִלְחָמָהwarאֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּיםPhilistinesוַיַּךְand-he-smoteאֶלְחָנָןElhananבֶּן־[יָעִיר]son-of-Jair(יעור)אֶת־לַחְמִיLahmiאֲחִיthe-brother-ofגׇּלְיָתGoliathהַגִּתִּיthe-Gittiteוְעֵץand-the-staff-ofחֲנִיתוֹhis-spearכִּמְנוֹרlike-a-beam-ofאֹרְגִים׃weavers

   And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam.

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   וַתְּהִי־עוֹדand-yet-again-there-wasמִלְחָמָהwarבְּגַתin-Gathוַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passאִישׁa-man-ofמִדָּהgreat-statureוְאֶצְבְּעֹתָיוwhose-fingers-and-toesשֵׁשׁ־וָשֵׁשׁsix-on-eachעֶשְׂרִיםtwentyוְאַרְבַּעand-fourוְגַם־הוּאand-he-alsoנוֹלַדwas-the-son-ofלְהָרָפָא׃the-Raphah

   And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

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   וַיְחָרֵףand-he-insultedאֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוַיַּכֵּהוּslew-himיְהוֹנָתָןJonathanבֶּן־שִׁמְעָאson-of-Shimeaאֲחִיthe-brother-ofדָוִיד׃David

   But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.

8. 8

   אֵלtheseנוּלְּדוּwere-bornלְהָרָפָאto-the-Raphahבְּגַתin-Gathוַיִּפְּלוּand-they-fellבְיַד־דָּוִידby-the-hand-of-Davidוּבְיַד־עֲבָדָיו׃and-by-the-hand-of-his-servants

   These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.