2 Samuel 18
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2 Samuel 18:11-15

11AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidH559untothemanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thattoldH5046him,And,behold, thou sawestit,andwhyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069didst thounotsmitehimtheretothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?andIwouldhavegivenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414theetenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235piecesofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701,andagirdle.
12Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,ThoughIshouldreceiveathousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505piecesofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701inmyhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027,yetwouldInotputforthH7971myhandH3027againsttheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:forinourhearingthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedtheeandAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingH559,Bewarethatnonetouchtheyoungבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288manH376Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53.
13OtherwiseifIhaddealtfalselyagainsthislifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315(andthereisnomatterH1697hidfromthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428),thenthou thyself wouldesthavesetthyselfagainstme.
14ThensaidH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Imaynottarrythusכֵ֖ןkhenH3651withthee.AndhetookH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969dartsinhishandבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709,andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628themthroughtheheartH3820ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,whilehewasyetH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416inthemidstoftheoakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.
15Andtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thatbareJoab’sarmorכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627compassedaboutandsmoteAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,andslewhim.
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