מַכֵּ֤ה “ Whoever attacks mak·kêh יְבֻסִי֙ the Jebusites yə·ḇu·sî בַּצִּנּ֔וֹר must use the water shaft baṣ·ṣin·nō·wr וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- וְיִגַּ֣ע to reach wə·yig·ga‘ הַפִּסְחִים֙ the lame hap·pis·ḥîm וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- הַ֣עִוְרִ֔ים and blind ha·‘iw·rîm שָׂנְאוּ who are despised śå̄·nə·ʾū נֶ֣פֶשׁ . . . ne·p̄eš דָּוִ֑ד by David . ” dā·wiḏ עַל־ That is why ‘al- כֵּן֙ . . . kên יֹֽאמְר֔וּ it is said , yō·mə·rū עִוֵּ֣ר “ The blind ‘iw·wêr וּפִסֵּ֔חַ and the lame ū·p̄is·sê·aḥ לֹ֥א will never lō יָב֖וֹא enter yā·ḇō·w אֶל־ . . . ’el- הַבָּֽיִת׃ the palace . ” hab·bā·yiṯ 2 Samuel 5:9 דָּוִד֙ So David dā·wiḏ וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב took up residence way·yê·šeḇ בַּמְּצֻדָ֔ה in the fortress bam·mə·ṣu·ḏāh וַיִּקְרָא־ and called way·yiq·rā- לָ֖הּ it lāh עִ֣יר the City ‘îr דָּוִ֑ד of David . dā·wiḏ דָּוִד֙ He dā·wiḏ וַיִּ֤בֶן built it up way·yi·ḇen סָבִ֔יב all the way around , sā·ḇîḇ מִן־ from min- הַמִּלּ֖וֹא the supporting terraces ham·mil·lō·w וָבָֽיְתָה׃ inward . wā·ḇā·yə·ṯāh 2 Samuel 5:10 דָּוִ֖ד And David dā·wiḏ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ became way·yê·leḵ הָל֣וֹךְ greater hā·lō·wḵ וְגָד֑וֹל and greater , wə·ḡā·ḏō·wl וַיהוָ֛ה for YHWH Yah·weh אֱלֹהֵ֥י God ’ĕ·lō·hê צְבָא֖וֹת of Hosts ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ עִמּֽוֹ׃פ was with him . ‘im·mōw 2 Samuel 5:11 חִירָ֨ם Now Hiram ḥî·rām מֶֽלֶךְ־ king me·leḵ- צֹ֥ר of Tyre ṣōr וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח sent way·yiš·laḥ מַלְאָכִים֮ envoys mal·’ā·ḵîm אֶל־ to ’el- דָּוִד֒ David , dā·wiḏ אֲרָזִ֔ים along with cedar ’ă·rā·zîm וַעֲצֵ֣י logs , wa·‘ă·ṣê וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י carpenters wə·ḥā·rā·šê עֵ֔ץ . . . , ‘êṣ וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י and stonemasons wə·ḥā·rā·šê אֶ֣בֶן . . . , ’e·ḇen קִ֑יר . . . qîr וַיִּבְנֽוּ־ and they built way·yiḇ·nū- בַ֖יִת a palace ḇa·yiṯ לְדָוִֽד׃ for David . lə·ḏā·wiḏ 2 Samuel 5:12 דָּוִ֔ד And David dā·wiḏ וַיֵּ֣דַע realized way·yê·ḏa‘ כִּֽי־ that kî- יְהוָ֛ה YHWH Yah·weh הֱכִינ֧וֹ had established him hĕ·ḵî·nōw לְמֶ֖לֶךְ as king lə·me·leḵ עַל־ over ‘al- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl וְכִי֙ . . . wə·ḵî נִשֵּׂ֣א and had exalted niś·śê מַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹ his kingdom mam·laḵ·tōw בַּעֲב֖וּר for the sake of ba·‘ă·ḇūr עַמּ֥וֹ His people ‘am·mōw יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס Israel . yiś·rā·’êl 2 Samuel 5:13 אַחֲרֵ֖י After ’a·ḥă·rê בֹּא֣וֹ he had arrived bō·’ōw מֵחֶבְר֑וֹן from Hebron , mê·ḥeḇ·rō·wn דָּוִ֨ד David dā·wiḏ וַיִּקַּח֩ took way·yiq·qaḥ ע֜וֹד more ‘ō·wḏ פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֤ים concubines pi·laḡ·šîm וְנָשִׁים֙ and wives wə·nā·šîm מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם from Jerusalem , mî·rū·šā·lim ע֛וֹד and more ‘ō·wḏ בָּנִ֥ים sons bā·nîm וּבָנֽוֹת׃ and daughters ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ וַיִּוָּ֥לְדּוּ were born way·yiw·wå̄·lə·dū

