Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 20:1-3

1Now a worthlessבְּלִיַּ֗עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376namedוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075,a Benjamiteאִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י'ish ye.mi.NiH376 H3228,happenedנִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'H7122to be thereוְשָׁ֨םve.ShamH8033,and he blewוַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the ram’s hornבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782and shoutedוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559: “We have noאֵֽין־'ein-H369shareחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506in Davidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732,noוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808inheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159in Jesse’sיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121.Every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!”

2So allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478desertedוַיַּ֜עַל מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יvai.Ya.'al me.'a.cha.ReiH5927 H310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732to followאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiH1075.But the menוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063stayed byדָּבְק֣וּda.ve.KuH1692their kingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428all the wayוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704fromמִן־min-H4480the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3When Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his palaceבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004in Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,heהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵ֣ת'etH853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the tenעֶֽשֶׂר־ נָשִׁ֣ים׀'e.ser- na.ShimH6235 H802concubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had leftהִנִּיחַ֩hi.ni.aChH5117to take care ofלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104the palaceהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and he placed themוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414in a houseבֵּית־beit-H1004under guardמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931.He provided for themוַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔םvay.khal.ke.LemH3557,but he no longerלֹא־lo'-H3808slept withוַאֲלֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.lei.HemH413themבָ֑אVa'H935.They wereוַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961confinedצְרֻר֛וֹתtze.ru.RotH6887untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their deathמֻתָ֖ןmu.TanH4191,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424as widowsאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

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