Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 20:6-8

6And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075will do us more harmH3415thanמִן־min-H4480Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם אַ֠תָּה'av.sha.Lom 'A.tahH53 H859.Takeקַ֞חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853your lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650and pursue himוּרְדֹ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יוu.re.Dof 'a.cha.RavH7291 H310,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will findמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672fortifiedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892and eludeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337usעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.”

7So Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582וַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318אַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310,along with the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368,marched out ofוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389in pursuitלִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖יlir.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310of Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8And whiletheyהֵ֗םHemH1992were atעִם־'im-H5973the greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68in Gibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021joinedבָּ֣אba'H935themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440.Now Joabוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097was dressedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296in military attireמִדּ֣וֹ לְבֻשׁ֗וּmi.Do le.vu.ShuH4055 H3830,with a daggerחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719strappedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775וְעָלָ֞יוve.'a.loH5921to his beltחֲג֥וֹר עַל־ מָתְנָיו֙cha.Gor 'al- ma.te.NavH2290 H5921 H4975.And as heוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931stepped forwardיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318,he slipped the daggerוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307from its sheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593.

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