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2 Samuel 3:6-12

6Anditcametopass,whiletherewasH1961warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,thatAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74madeH2388himselfstrongH2388inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

7NowSaulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586hadaconcubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370,whosenameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345:andIsh-boshethsaidH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, Wherefore hast thougoneH935inuntomyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1concubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?

8ThenwasAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74veryH3966wrothforthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofIsh-boshethH378,andsaidH559,AmIadog’sכֶּ֥לֶבKe.levH3611headהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218thatbelongethtoJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063?Thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117doIshowkindnessuntothehouseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,tohisbrethren,andtohisfriendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828,andhavenotdeliveredtheeintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andyetthou chargestmethisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117withafaultconcerningthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802.

9Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430dosoכֵ֖ןkhenH3651toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74,andmorealso,if,asJehovahhathswornH7650toDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,IdonotevensoH3651tohim;

10totransferthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,andtosetH6965upthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andoverJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba.

11AndhecouldnotanswerAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74anotherwordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,becausehefearedמִיִּרְאָת֖וֹmi.yir.'a.ToH3372him.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732onhisbehalf,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Whoseisthelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559also,Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772thyleaguewithme,and,behold,myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shallbewiththee,tobringלְהָסֵ֥בle.ha.SevH5437aboutallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto thee.

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