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2 Samuel 2:1-4

1וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961Some time laterאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651,Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל֩vai.yish.'AlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068לֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “Should I go upהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927to oneבְּאַחַת֙be.'a.ChatH259of the townsעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?” “Go upעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927,”the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֖יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413.Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575should I goאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927?” “To Hebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275,”repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORD.

2So Davidדָּוִ֔ד וְגַ֖םda.Vid ve.GamH1732 H1571wentוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thereשָׁם֙shamH8033with his twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֑יוna.ShavH802,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293of Jezreelהַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔יתhai.yiz.re.'e.LitH3158and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26the widowאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Nabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037of Carmelהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

3David alsoדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732tookהֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.LahH5927the menוַאֲנָשָׁ֧יוva.'a.na.ShavH582whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with himעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with his householdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004,and they settledוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the townsבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892near Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275.

4Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Hebron,and thereשָׁ֧םshamH8033אֶת־'et-H853they anointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙ לֵאמֹ֔רle.da.Vid le.MorH1732 H559, “It was the menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834who buriedקָבְר֖וּka.ve.RuH6912אֶת־'et-H853Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.”

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