Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 2:4-6

4and so thatלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853may fulfillיָקִ֨יםya.KimH6965His promiseדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834דִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to meעָלַי֮ לֵאמֹר֒'a.Lai le.MorH5921 H559: ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518your descendantsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121אֶת־'et-H853דַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870take heedיִשְׁמְר֨וּyish.me.RuH8104to walkלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980faithfullyבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571before Meלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלְבָבָ֖ם וּבְכָל־le.va.Vam u.ve.Khol-H3824 H3605and soulנַפְשָׁ֑ם לֵאמֹ֕רnaf.Sham le.MorH5315 H559,you will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772to have a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376onמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

5Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859knowיָדַ֡עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045אֵת֩'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870didעָ֨שָׂה'A.sahH6213to me—whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213to Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֜רnerH5369and Amasaוְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jetherיֶ֙תֶר֙ye.terH3500,the twoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the armiesצִבְא֣וֹתtziv.'otH6635of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478.He killed themוַיַּ֣הַרְגֵ֔םvai.Ya.har.GemH2026in peacetimeבְּשָׁלֹ֑םbe.sha.LomH7965to avengeוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the bloodדְּמֵֽי־de.mei-H1818of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421.He stainedוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414with the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421the beltבַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙ba.cha.go.ra.ToH2290אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834around his waistבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975and the sandalsוּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹu.ve.na.'a.LoH5275אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834on his feetבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.

6So actוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to your wisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451,and do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808let his gray headשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872go downתוֹרֵ֧דto.RedH3381to Sheolשְׁאֹֽל׃ סshe.'OlH7585in peaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

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