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2 Samuel 4:1-8

1AndwhenIsh-bosheth,Saul’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,heardH8085thatAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wasdeadH4191inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,hishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027becamefeeble,andalltheIsraelitesweretroubled.

2AndIsh-bosheth,Saul’ssonH1121,hadtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menH376thatwereH1961captainsofbandsגְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.DimH1416:thenameשֵׁם֩shemH8034oftheoneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259wasBaanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.NahH1196,andthenameוְשֵׁ֧םve.ShemH8034oftheotherRechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394,thesonsH1121ofRimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417theBeerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144(forBeerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881alsoגַּם־gam-H1571isreckonedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803toBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144:

3andtheBeerothitesfledH1272toGittaimגִּתָּ֑יְמָהgi.Ta.ye.mahH1664,andhavebeenH1961sojournersthereuntilthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117).

4NowJonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’ssonH1121,hadasonH1121thatwaslameofhisfeetH7272.Hewasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141oldwhenthetidingscameH935ofSaulH7586andJonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083outofJezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157;andhisnurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539tookH5375himup,andfledH5127:anditcameH935topass,asshemadehastetofleeH5127,thathefellH5307,andbecameH1961lame.Andhisnameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

5Andthesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofRimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394andBaanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,wentH935,andcameH935abouttheheatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527ofthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117tothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsh-boshethH378,ashetookhisrestH7901atnoonהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

6AndtheycameH935thitherintothemidstH8432ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,asthoughtheywouldhavefetchedwheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406;andtheysmotehiminthebody:andRechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394andBaanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251escapedH4422.

7NowwhentheycameH935intothehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,ashelayH7901onhisbedH4904inhisbedchamber,theysmotehim,andslewhim,andbeheadedhim,andtookH3947hisheadH7218,andwentH935bythewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oftheArabahהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160allnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

8AndtheybroughtH935theheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofIsh-boshethH378untoDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732toHebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275,andsaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold,theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofIsh-boshethH378,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, thineenemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֔'o.yiv.KhaH341,whosoughtH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;andJehovahhathavengedmylordthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofSaulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586,andofhisseedH2233.

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