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2 Samuel 21:1-3

1During the reignבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732there wasוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a famineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458for threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969successive yearsאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH8141 H310,and Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068.And the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is because ofאֶל־'el-H413the bloodהַדָּמִ֔יםha.da.MimH1818shed by Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413his familyבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004עַל־'al-H5921,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he killedהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191אֶת־'et-H853the Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393.”

2At this, Davidהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428summonedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the Gibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393and spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH413. (Now the Gibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393wereהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992notלֹ֣אlo'H3808Israelitesמִבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,butכִּ֚יkiH3588אִם־'im-H518a remnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567.The Israelitesוּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙u.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478had taken an oath concerning themנִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'UH7650,but in his zealבְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹbe.ka.no.ToH7065for Israelלִבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לliv.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586had soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to kill themלְהַכֹּתָ֔םle.ha.ko.TamH5221.)

3So Davidדָּוִד֙ אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732 H413askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213for you?Howוּבַמָּ֣הu.va.MahH4100can I make amendsאֲכַפֵּ֔ר'a.kha.PerH3722so that you may blessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288אֶת־'et-H853the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”

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