Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 2:5-9

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.

7But showתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,and let them beוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961among those who eatבְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at your tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979,becauseכִּי־ כֵן֙ki- khenH3588 H3651they stood byקָרְב֣וּka.re.VuH7126meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413when I fledבְּבָרְחִ֕יbe.va.re.ChiH1272fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.

8Keep an eye onוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009Shimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617,the BenjamiteH1145from Bahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980who iswith youעִ֠מְּךָ'I.me.khaH5973.Heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931called down bitterנִמְרֶ֔צֶתnim.Re.tzetH4834curses against meקִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ קְלָלָ֣הki.La.ni ke.la.LahH7043 H7045on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117I wentלֶכְתִּ֣יlekh.TiH1980to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266,but whenוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931he came downיָרַ֤דya.RadH3381to meet meלִקְרָאתִי֙lik.ra.TiH7122at the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,I sworeוָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to himby the LORDבַֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔רba.Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559: ‘I will neverאִם־'im-H518put youאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191to the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.’

9Now thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,do notאַל־'al-H408hold him guiltlessתְּנַקֵּ֔הוּte.na.Ke.huH5352,forכִּ֛יkiH3588youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are a wiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.You knowוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you ought to doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to himto bring his gray headשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872downוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381אֶת־'et-H853to Sheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585in bloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.”

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