Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 18:14-17

14But Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am notלֹא־lo'-H3808going to waitאֹחִ֣ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176like thisכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440!”And he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in his handבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709and thrust themוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628through the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53while he was stillעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖י בְּלֵ֥בchai be.LevH2416 H3820in the oak treeהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

15And tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235young menנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armorכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627surroundedוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,struckוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221himאֶת־'et-H853,and killed himוַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃vay.mi.Tu.huH4191.

16Then Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the ram’s hornבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971broke offוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725their pursuitמִרְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣יmir.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853had restrained themחָשַׂ֥ךְ הָעָֽם׃cha.Sakh ha.'AmH2820 H5971.

17They tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,castוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853intoאֶל־'el-H413a largeהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in the forestבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293,and piledוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324a hugeגָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֑דga.Dol me.'OdH1419 H3966moundגַּל־gal-H1530of stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68over himעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921.Meanwhile, allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

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