Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 3:13-16

13“Goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,”replied Davidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאֲנִ֕י'a.NiH589will makeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with youאִתְּךָ֖'i.te.KhaH854.Butאַ֣ךְ'akhH389there is oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697Iאָנֹכִי֩'a.no.KhiH595requireשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592of youמֵאִתְּךָ֤ לֵאמֹר֙me.'i.te.Kha le.MorH854 H559:Do notלֹא־lo'-H3808appearתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853before meפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440כִּ֣י׀kiH3588unlessאִם־ לִפְנֵ֣י'im- lif.NeiH518 H6440you bringהֱבִיאֲךָ֗he.vi.'a.KhaH935אֵ֚ת'etH853Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324when you comeבְּבֹאֲךָ֖be.vo.'a.KhaH935to see meלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200אֶת־'et-H853פָּנָֽי׃ סpa.NaiH6440.”

14Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to sayלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ish-boshethH378sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Giveתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414meאֶת־'et-H853back my wifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802אֶת־'et-H853,Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834I betrothedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781to myselffor a hundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190.”

15So Ish-boshethH378sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947Michalfromמֵ֣עִֽםMe.'imH5973herhusbandאִ֑ישׁ מֵעִ֖ם'Ish me.'ImH376 H5973Paltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of LaishH3889.

16Her husbandוַיֵּ֨לֶךְ אִישָׁ֗הּvai.Ye.lekh 'i.ShahH376 H1980followedאִתָּ֜הּ הָל֧וֹךְ'i.Tah ha.LokhH1980 H854herאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310,weepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058all the way toעַד־'ad-H5704Bahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980.Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר לֵ֥ךְ'av.Ner lekhH74 H1980saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֥יו'e.LavH413, “Go backשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725.”So he returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725home.

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