Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 20:19-21

19Iאָנֹכִ֕י'a.no.KhiH595am among thepeaceableשְׁלֻמֵ֖יshe.lu.MeiH7999andfaithfulאֱמוּנֵ֣י'e.mu.NeiH529in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,but you areאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859tryingמְבַקֵּ֗שׁme.va.KeshH1245to destroyלְהָמִ֨יתle.ha.MitH4191a cityעִ֤יר'irH5892that is a motherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100would you swallow upתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159?”

20“Far be itחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486!”Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097declaredוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559וַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030. “Far be itחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486from metoאִם־'im-H518swallow upאֲבַלַּ֖ע'a.va.La'H1104orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518destroyאַשְׁחִֽית׃'ash.ChitH7843!

21Thatהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808the caseכֵ֣ןkhenH3651.Butכִּ֡יkiH3588a manאִישׁ֩'ishH376namedשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֣יbikh.RiH1075,from the hill countryמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,has liftedנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375up his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027against the kingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428,against Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732.Deliverתְּנֽוּ־te.nu-H5414himאֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,and I will departוְאֵלְכָ֖הve.'e.le.KhahH1980fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.” “Lookהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,”the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559אֶל־'el-H413יוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “his headרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218will be thrownמֻשְׁלָ֥ךְmush.LakhH7993to youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413overבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.”

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