11:5a The people of Jebus said to David, “You will never get in here.”

They said to David ⌊and those who were with him⌋ , “You(pl) will not be able to come into our city ⌊because we won’t let you.⌋ ”
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The Jebusites told David, that he ⌊and his people⌋ would not be able to enter their city.

11:5b Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion

But David did defeat them. He took over the fortress of Zion (English Easy-to-Read Version),
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David ⌊and his people fought hard⌋ . They won the very strong building ⌊in the part of the city called⌋ Zion.

11:5c (that is, the City of David).

and it became the City of David (English Easy-to-Read Version).
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⌊After that⌋ it was called ‘the city ⌊that belongs to⌋ David.’

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