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2 Samuel 2:18-28

18Andthethreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870werethere,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097,andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214:andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wasH1961aslightoffootH7272asawildroe.

19AndAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedH7291afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;andingoingheturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186nottotherightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225handH3225nortotheleftfromfollowingAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedbehindhim,andsaidH559,Isitthou,Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214?Andheanswered,ItisI.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidH559tohim,Turnלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493theeasideH5493tothyrightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225ortothyleft,andlaytheeholdH270ononeאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947theehisarmor.ButAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notturnH5493asideH5493fromfollowinghim.

22AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againע֣וֹדodH5750toAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turnס֥וּרsurH5493theeasideH5493fromfollowingme: whereforeshouldIsmitetheetothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?howH4100thenshouldIholdupmyfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

23HowbeitherefusedH3985toturnלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493: whereforeAbnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74withthehinderendofthespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smotehiminthebody,sothatthespearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameH935outbehindhim;andhefellH5307downH5221there,anddiedH4191inthesameplaceהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725:anditcameH935topass,thatasmanyascameH935totheplaceH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214fellH5307downH5221anddiedH4191stoodH5975stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

24ButJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedH7291afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74:andthesunוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121wentH935downwhenH834theywerecomeH935tothehillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389ofAmmah,thatliethbeforeGiahbythewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofthewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.

25AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvestogetherafterAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,andbecameH1961oneH259band,andstoodH5975onthetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218ofahillגִּבְעָ֖הgiv.'AhH1389.

26ThenAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,andsaidH559,Shalltheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398forever? knowest thounotthatitwillbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961bitternessH4751inthelatterH314end?howlongshallitbeH1961then, ere thou bidthepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971returnH7725fromfollowingtheirbrethren?

27AndJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidH559,AsGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430liveth,ifthou hadstnotspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,surelythenאָ֤ז'azH227inthemorningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hadgoneH5927away, norfollowedeveryoneH376hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28SoJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewthetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782;andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5750,andpursuedH7291afterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478nomore,neitherfoughtH3898theyanymore.

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