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2 Samuel 21:1-6

1AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458inthedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141afteryearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141;andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732soughtH1245thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofJehovah.AndJehovahsaidH559,ItisforSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,andforhisbloodyhouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,becauseheputהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191todeathH4191theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledH7121theGibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393,andsaidH559untothem(nowtheGibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393werenotofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,butoftheremnantoftheAmoritesH567;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'UH7650untothem:andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtH1245toslaytheminhiszealforthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063);

3andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559untotheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,WhatshallIdoforyou?andwherewithshallImakeH6213atonementH3722,thatyemayblessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah?

4AndtheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393saidH559untohim,Itisnomatterofsilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091betweenusandSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,orhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;neitherisitforustoputלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191anymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376todeathH4191inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.AndhesaidH559,WhatyeshallsayH559,thatwillIdoforyou.

5AndtheysaidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatconsumedus,andthatdevisedagainstus,thatweshouldbedestroyedנִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּnish.Mad.nuH8045fromremaininginanyofthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6letsevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menH376ofhissonsH1121bedelivereduntous,andwewillhangthemupuntoJehovahinGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,thechosenofJehovah.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,IwillgiveH5414them.

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