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2 Samuel 3:28-39

28Andafterward,whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardH8085it,hesaidH559,Iandmykingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467areguiltlessbeforeJehovahforeverH5703ofthebloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃NerH5369:

29letitfallוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307upontheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,anduponallhisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andlettherenotfailfromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097onethathathanissue,orthatisaleper,orthatleanethonastaff,orthatfallethbytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,orthatlackethbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

30SoJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251slewH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74,becausehehadkilledהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026theirbrotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214atGibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,andtoallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,RendyourclothesH899,andgirdוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296youwithsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,andmournוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74.Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732followedthebier.

32AndtheyburiedH6912Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275:andthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liftedוַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963,andweptH1058atthegraveקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74;andallthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptH1058.

33Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lamentedforAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74,andsaidH559,ShouldAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191asafoolנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036dieth?

34Thyhandsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027werenotboundH631,northyfeetH7272putintofettersלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִםlin.chush.Ta.yimH5178:Asamanfallethbeforethechildrenofiniquity,sodidst thoufallH5307.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058againoverhim.

35Andallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameH935tocauseDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732toeatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899whileitwasyetH5750dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;butDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sware,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosotome,andmorealso,ifItasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,oraughtelse, tillthesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121bedown.

36Andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971tooknoticeofit,anditpleasedthem;aswhatsoeverthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didpleasedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

37Soallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478understoodthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatitwasH1961notofthekingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428toslayAbnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369.

38Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Knowתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045yenotthatthereisaprinceH8269andagreatוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419manfallenH5307thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

39AndIamthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117weakרַךְ֙raKhH7390, thoughanointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;andthesemenH376thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870aretoohardקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186forme:JehovahrewardH7999theevil-doeraccordingtohiswickednessH7451.

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