Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 3:22-30

22Just thenוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009David’sדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732soldiersעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650and Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097returnedבָּ֣אba'H935from a raidמֵֽהַגְּד֔וּדme.ha.ge.DudH1416,bringingהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935with themעִמָּ֣ם'i.MamH5973a greatרָ֖בravH7227plunderוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998.But Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74wasnotאֵינֶ֤נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369withעִם־'im-H5973Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588David had sent himשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971on his wayוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23When Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his troopsהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854arrivedבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935, heלְיוֹאָב֙ לֵאמֹ֔רle.yo.'Av le.MorH3097 H559was informedוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046, “Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935toאֶל־'el-H413see the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,who sent himוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971on his wayוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.”

24So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.Whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֥הla.mah- zehH4100 H2088did you dismiss himשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971?Now he is getting awayH1980!

25Surely you realizeיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045אֶת־'et-H853thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369cameבָּ֑אBa'H935to deceive youלְפַתֹּתְךָ֖le.fa.to.te.KhaH6601and to trackוְלָדַ֜עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045אֶת־'et-H853your movementsמוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙mo.tza.'a.KhaH4161וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853מ֣וֹבָאֶ֔ךָmi.vo.'e.khaH4126וְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045אֵ֛ת'etH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you areאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.”

26As soon as Joabיוֹאָב֙ מֵעִ֣םyo.'Av me.'ImH3097 H5973had leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,who brought him backוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853from the wellמִבּ֣וֹרmi.BorH953of Sirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626.But Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was unawareלֹ֥אlo'H3808of itיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045.

27When Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097pulled him asideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186intoאֶל־'el-H413תּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432the gatewayהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,as if to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696to him privatelyאִתּ֖וֹ בַּשֶּׁ֑לִי'i.To ba.She.liH854 H7987,and thereשָׁם֙shamH8033Joab stabbed himוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221in the stomachהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570.So Abner diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191on account of the bloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818of Joab’s brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251AsahelH6214.

28Afterwardכֵ֔ןKhenH3651,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about thisמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595and my kingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467are foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769guiltlessנָקִ֨יna.KiH5355beforeמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068concerning the bloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818of Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃NerH5369.

29May it whirlיָחֻ֙לוּ֙ya.Chu.luH2342overעַל־'al-H5921the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and overוְאֶ֖לve.'ElH413the entireכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and may the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097neverוְֽאַל־ve.'al-H408be withoutיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772one having a dischargeזָ֠בzavH2100or skin diseaseוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879,or one who leansוּמַחֲזִ֥יקu.ma.cha.ZikH2388on a staffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְba.Pe.lekhH6418or fallsוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719or lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.”

30(Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52murderedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74becauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he had killedהֵמִ֜יתhe.MitH4191their brotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214אֶת־'et-H853in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391.)

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