Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 14:5-12

5“Whatמַה־mah-H4100troubles you?”the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559her. “Indeedאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61,”she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Iאָ֖נִי'A.niH589ama widowאִשָּֽׁה־ אַלְמָנָ֥ה'i.shah- 'al.ma.NahH802 H490,for my husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376is deadוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

6And your maidservantוּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙u.le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198had twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121whoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147were fightingוַיִּנָּצ֤וּvai.yi.na.TzuH5327in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704with noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one to separateמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337themבֵּֽינֵיהֶ֑םbei.nei.HemH996,and oneהָאֶחָ֛דha.'e.ChadH259אֶת־'et-H853struckוַיַּכּ֧וֹvai.ya.KoH5221the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259and killedוַיָּ֥מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

7Nowוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009the wholeכָֽל־khol-H3605clanהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֜הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940has risen upקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921your maidservantשִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘Hand overתְּנִ֣י׀te.NiH5414אֶת־'et-H853the one who struck downמַכֵּ֣הma.KehH5221his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,that we may put him to deathוּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙u.ne.mi.Te.huH4191for the lifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of the brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he killedהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026.Then we will cut offוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045אֶת־'et-H853the heirהַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁhai.yo.ReshH3423as wellגַּ֣םgamH1571!’So they would extinguishוְכִבּ֗וּve.khi.BuH3518אֶת־'et-H853my one remainingנִשְׁאָ֔רָהnish.'A.rahH7604emberגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834by notלְבִלְתִּ֧יle.vil.TiH1115preservingשִׂיםsom-H7760my husband’sלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034or posterityוּשְׁאֵרִ֖יתu.she.'e.RitH7611onעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.”

8“Goלְכִ֣יle.KhiH1980homeלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,”the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, “and Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will give ordersאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680on your behalfעָלָֽיִךְ׃'a.La.yikhH5921.”

9But the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802of Tekoaהַתְּקוֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,may any blame beהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771on meעָלַ֞י'a.LaiH5921and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and may the kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and his throneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678beguiltlessנָקִֽי׃ סna.KiH5355.”

10“If anyone speaksהַֽמְדַבֵּ֤רham.da.BerH1696to youאֵלַ֙יִךְ֙'e.La.yikhH413,”saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “bring himוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,and he will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808troubleלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060youagainיֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹדyo.Sif odH3254 H5750!”

11“Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994,”she repliedוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559, “may the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853invokeיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430to prevent the avengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818from increasingמֵהַרְבַּ֞תme.har.vitH7235the devastationלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843אֶת־'et-H853,so that my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121may notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be destroyedיַשְׁמִ֖ידוּyash.Mi.duH8045!” “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,”he vowedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “notאִם־'im-H518a hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of your son’s headבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121will fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.”

12Then the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֧אna'H4994,may your servantשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198speakתְּדַבֶּר־te.da.ber-H1696a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697toאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?” “Speakדַּבֵּֽרִי׃ סda.Be.riH1696,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

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