Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 3:24-27

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.

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