2 Samuel 5:8
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For David had offered that day a reward to whosoever should strike the Jebusites and get up to the gutters of the tops of the houses, and take away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David: therefore it is said in the proverb: The blind and the lame shall not come into the temple.

2 Samuel 5:7
But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David.

2 Samuel 5:9
And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.

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For David had offered that day a reward to whosoever should strike the Jebusites and get up to the gutters of the tops of the houses, and take away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David: therefore it is said in the proverb: The blind and the lame shall not come into the temple.

Whosoever

Joshua 15:16,17 And Caleb said: He that shall smite Cariath-Sepher, and take it, I will give him Axa my daughter to wife. . . .

1 Samuel 17:25 And some one of Israel said: Have you seen this man that is come up, for he is come up to defy Israel. And the man that shall slay him, the king will enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and will make his father's house free from tribute in Israel.

he shall be

1 Chronicles 11:6-9 And he said: Whosoever shall first strike the Jebusites, shall be the head and chief captain. And Joab the son of Sarvia went up first, and was made the general. . . .

Wherefore, etc.

Context
David Conquers Jerusalem
7But David took the castle of Sion, the same is the city of David. 8For David had offered that day a reward to whosoever should strike the Jebusites and get up to the gutters of the tops of the houses, and take away the blind and the lame that hated the soul of David: therefore it is said in the proverb: The blind and the lame shall not come into the temple.9And David dwelt in the castle, and called it, The city of David: and built round about from Mello and inwards.…
Lexicon
On that
הַה֗וּא (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

day
בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

[he]
דָּוִ֜ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

said,
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Whoever attacks
מַכֵּ֤ה (mak·kêh)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

the Jebusites
יְבֻסִי֙ (yə·ḇu·sî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2983: Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus

must use the water shaft
בַּצִּנּ֔וֹר (baṣ·ṣin·nō·wr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6794: A culvert

to reach
וְיִגַּ֣ע (wə·yig·ga‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

the lame
הַפִּסְחִים֙ (hap·pis·ḥîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6455: Lame

and blind
הַ֣עִוְרִ֔ים (ha·‘iw·rîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5787: Blind

who are despised
שְׂנֻאֵ֖י (śə·nu·’ê)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8130: To hate

by David.”
דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

That is why
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

it is said,
יֹֽאמְר֔וּ (yō·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“The blind
עִוֵּ֣ר (‘iw·wêr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5787: Blind

and the lame
וּפִסֵּ֔חַ (ū·p̄is·sê·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6455: Lame

will never
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

enter
יָב֖וֹא (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the palace.”
הַבָּֽיִת׃ (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house


Additional Translations
On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”And David said on that day, Whoever gets up to the gutter, and smites the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Why they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and'smite the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.

And David said on that day, Every one that smites the Jebusite, let him attack with the dagger both the lame and the blind, and those that hate the soul of David. Therefore they say, The lame and the blind shall not enter into the house of the Lord.

And David said on that day, Whoever smites the Jebusites and gets up to the watercourse, and the lame and the blind hated of David's soul ...! Therefore they say, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and smite the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.

And David said on that day, Whoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated by David's soul, he shall be chief and captain: Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

David said on that day, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and strike the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul." Therefore they say, "The blind and the lame can't come into the house."

And David saith on that day, 'Any one smiting the Jebusite, (let him go up by the watercourse), and the lame and the blind -- the hated of David's soul,' -- because the blind and lame say, 'He doth not come into the house.'
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