Hebrew OT: WLC Transliterated 1vay·hi a·cha·rei-chen, vai·ya·mat na·chash me·lech be·nei-am·mo·vn; vai·yim·loch be·nov tach·tav. 2vai·yo·mer da·vid e·'e·seh-che·sed im-cha·nun ben-na·chash ki-a·sah a·viv im·mi che·sed, vai·yish·lach da·vid mal·'a·chim le·na·cha·mov al-a·viv; vai·ya·vo·'u av·dei da·vid el-e·retz be·nei-am·mo·vn el-cha·nun le·na·cha·mov. 3vai·yo·me·ru sa·rei ve·nei-am·mo·vn le·cha·nun ham·chab·bed da·vid et-a·vi·cha be·'ei·nei·cha, ki-sha·lach le·cha me·na·cha·mim; ha·lo ba·'a·vur lach·kor ve·la·ha·foch u·le·rag·gel ha·'a·retz, ba·'u a·va·dav e·lei·cha. f 4vai·yik·kach cha·nun et-av·dei da·vid vay·gal·le·chem, vai·yich·rot et-mad·vei·hem ba·che·tzi ad-ham·mif·sa·'ah; vay·shal·le·chem. 5vai·ye·le·chu vai·yag·gi·du le·da·vid al-ha·'a·na·shim vai·yish·lach lik·ra·tam, ki-hai·u ha·'a·na·shim nich·la·mim me·'od; vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech she·vu vi·re·chov, ad a·sher-ye·tzam·mach ze·kan·chem ve·shav·tem. 6vai·yir·'u be·nei am·mo·vn, ki hit·ba·'a·shu im-da·vid; vai·yish·lach cha·nun u·ve·nei am·mo·vn e·lef kik·kar-ke·sef lis·kor la·hem min-a·ram na·ha·ra·yim u·min-a·ram ma·'a·chah u·mi·tzo·v·vah, re·chev u·fa·ra·shim. 7vai·yis·ke·ru la·hem she·na·yim u·she·lo·shim e·lef re·chev ve·'et-me·lech ma·'a·chah ve·'et-am·mov, vai·ya·vo·'u vai·ya·cha·nu lif·nei mei·de·va; u·ve·nei am·mo·vn ne·'es·fu me·'a·rei·hem, vai·ya·vo·'u lam·mil·cha·mah. f 8vai·yish·ma da·vid; vai·yish·lach et-yo·v·'av, ve·'et kol-tza·va hag·gib·bo·v·rim. 9vai·ye·tze·'u be·nei am·mo·vn, vai·ya·'ar·chu mil·cha·mah pe·tach ha·'ir; ve·ham·me·la·chim a·sher-ba·'u, le·vad·dam bas·sa·deh. 10vai·yar· yo·v·'av ki-ha·ye·tah fe·nei-ham·mil·cha·mah e·lav pa·nim ve·'a·cho·vr; vai·yiv·char mik·kol-ba·chur be·yis·ra·'el, vai·ya·'a·roch lik·rat a·ram. 11ve·'et ye·ter ha·'am, na·tan be·yad av·shai a·chiv; vai·ya·'ar·chu, lik·rat be·nei am·mo·vn. 12vai·yo·mer im-te·che·zak mim·men·ni a·ram, ve·ha·yi·ta li lit·shu·'ah; s ve·'im-be·nei am·mo·vn ye·chez·ku mim·me·cha ve·ho·v·sha'·ti·cha. 13cha·zak ve·nit·chaz·ze·kah be·'ad-am·me·nu, u·ve·'ad a·rei e·lo·hei·nu; va·shem, hat·to·vv be·'ei·nav ya·'a·seh. 14vai·yig·gash yo·v·'av ve·ha·'am a·sher-im·mov lif·nei a·ram lam·mil·cha·mah; vai·ya·nu·su mip·pa·nav. 15u·ve·nei am·mo·vn ra·'u ki-nas a·ram, vai·ya·nu·su gam-hem mip·pe·nei av·shai a·chiv, vai·ya·vo·'u ha·'i·rah; vai·ya·vo yo·v·'av ye·ru·sha·lim. f 16vai·yar· a·ram ki nig·ge·fu lif·nei yis·ra·'el vai·yish·le·chu mal·'a·chim, vai·yo·v·tzi·'u et-a·ram, a·sher me·'e·ver han·na·har; ve·sho·v·fach sar-tze·va ha·dad·'e·zer lif·nei·hem. 17vai·yug·gad le·da·vid vai·ye·'e·sof et-kol-yis·ra·'el vai·ya·'a·vor hai·yar·den, vai·ya·vo a·le·hem, vai·ya·'a·roch a·le·hem; vai·ya·'a·roch da·vid lik·rat a·ram mil·cha·mah, vai·yil·la·cha·mu im·mov. 18vai·ya·nas a·ram mil·lif·nei yis·ra·'el vai·ya·ha·rog da·vid me·'a·ram shiv·'at a·la·fim re·chev, ve·'ar·ba·'im e·lef ish rag·li; ve·'et sho·v·fach sar-ha·tza·va he·mit. 19vai·yir·'u av·dei ha·dad·'e·zer ki nig·ge·fu lif·nei yis·ra·'el, vai·yash·li·mu im-da·vid vai·ya·'av·du·hu; ve·lo-a·vah a·ram, le·ho·v·shi·a' et-be·nei-am·mo·vn o·vd. f |