2 Samuel 21
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2 Samuel 21:1-2

1וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961רָעָב֩ra.'Ava famineH7458בִּימֵ֨יbi.Meiin [the] days ofH9003H3117דָוִ֜דda.VidDavidH1732שָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshthreeH7969שָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimyearsH8141שָׁנָה֙sha.NahyearH8141אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahyearH8141וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.Keshand he soughtH9001H1245דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440יְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehYahwehH3068וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-because ofH413שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586וְאֶל־ve.'el-and because ofH9002H413בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004הַדָּמִ֔יםha.da.Mim<the> blood<s>H9009H1818עַל־'al-onH5921אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834הֵמִ֖יתhe.Mithe put to deathH4191אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.Nimthe GibeonitesH9009H1393
2וַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH9001H7121הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428לַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.Nim<to> the GibeonitesH9005H1393וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413H9038וְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.Nimand the GibeonitesH9002H9009H1393לֹ֣אlo'notH3808מִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.Nei[were] from [the] people ofH9006H1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478הֵ֗מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992כִּ֚יkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518מִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terfrom [the] remnant ofH9006H3499הָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H9009H567וּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.Neiand [the] people ofH9002H1121יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478נִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'Uthey had sworn an oathH7650לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto <the> themH9005H9038וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁvay.va.Keshand he had soughtH9001H1245שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586לְהַכֹּתָ֔םle.ha.ko.Tamto strike down themH9005H5221H9038בְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹbe.ka.no.Tobecause was zealous heH9003H7065H9043לִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-for [the] people ofH9005H1121יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478וִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.Dahand JudahH9002H3063
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