Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 4:9-12

9But Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251Baanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196,the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299אֶת־'et-H853my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

10whenכִּ֣יkiH3588someone toldהַמַּגִּיד֩ha.ma.GidH5046meלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,’and thoughtבְּעֵינָ֔יוbe.'ei.NavH5869heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wasהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961a bearer of good newsכִמְבַשֵּׂר֙khim.va.SerH1319,I seizedוָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.ZahH270himand put him to deathוָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026at Ziklagבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.LagH6860.Thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was his rewardלְתִתִּי־le.ti.ti-H5414for his newsבְּשֹׂרָֽה׃be.so.RahH1309!

11How much moreאַ֞ף'afH637,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582killהָרְג֧וּha.re.GuH2026אֶת־'et-H853a righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004andonעַל־'al-H5921his own bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,shall I not nowוְעַתָּ֗ה הֲל֨וֹאve.'a.Tah ha.Lo'H6258 H3808requireאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853his bloodדָּמוֹ֙da.MoH1818fromמִן־min-H4480your handsמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmi.yed.KhemH3027and remove youוּבִעַרְתִּ֥יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!”

12So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his young menהַנְּעָרִ֜יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and they killedוַיַּהַרְג֗וּםvai.ya.har.GumH2026Rechab and Baanah.They cut offוַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112אֶת־'et-H853their handsיְדֵיהֶם֙ye.dei.HemH3027וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272and hungוַיִּתְל֥וּvai.yit.LuH8518their bodies byעַל־'al-H5921the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853,but they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912it in Abner’sאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74tombבְקֶֽבֶר־ve.ke.ver-H6913in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

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