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2 Samuel 20:16-22

16Thencriedawiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802outofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,HearH8085,hearH8085;sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559,Iprayyou, untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Comenearhither,thatImayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696withthee.

17Andhecamenearuntoher;andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Art thouJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?Andheanswered,Iam.ThenshesaidH559untohim,HearH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthyhandmaid.Andheanswered,IdohearH8085.

18Thenshespake,sayingH559,TheywerewonttospeakH1696inoldtimeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,sayingH559,TheyshallsurelyaskH7592counselatAbelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59:andsotheyendedH8552thematter.

19IamofthemthatarepeaceableandfaithfulH539inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou seekesttodestroyacityעִ֤יר'irH5892andamotherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wilt thouswallowתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104uptheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah?

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097answeredandsaidH559,Farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beit,farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486beitfromme,thatIshouldswallowאֲבַלַּ֖ע'a.va.La'H1104upordestroyאַשְׁחִֽית׃'ash.ChitH7843.

21Thematterהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697isnotsoכֵ֣ןkhenH3651:butamanאִישׁ֩'ishH376ofthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichribynameשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034, hathliftedנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375uphishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstthekingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428,evenagainstDavidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732;deliverhimonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,andIwilldepartfromthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Behold,hisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218shallbethrownH7993totheeoverthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

22Thenthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802wentH935untoallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971inherwisdomבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbe.cha.khe.ma.TahH2451.Andtheycutוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772offtheheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofShebaשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri,andthrewH7993itouttoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097.AndheblewH8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,andtheyweredispersedfromthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,everymanH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָ֑יוle.'o.ha.LavH168.AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389untothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

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