Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 20:3-5

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.

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021, “Summonהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199אֶת־'et-H853the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063to come to mewithin threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and be hereפֹּ֥ה עֲמֹֽד׃poh 'a.ModH6311 H5975yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859.”

5So Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to summonלְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'IkH2199אֶת־'et-H853Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,but he took longerוַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherH309thanמִן־min-H4480the timeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834allotted himיְעָדֽוֹ׃ סye.'a.DoH3259.

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