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2 Samuel 2:12-24

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650ofIshbosheththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,wentH3318outfromMahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266toGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391.

13AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,wentH3318out.AndtheymetH6298togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162bythepoolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295ofGibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391;andtheysatH3427downוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427,theseontheoneH2088sideofthepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295,andthoseontheothersideofthepoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14AndAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Lettheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288nowariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965andmakesportbeforeus.AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidH559,Letthemariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.

15AndtheyaroseH6965andwentoverbynumberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557,twelveforBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144,andforIshbosheththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andtwelveoftheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

16AndtheycaughteveryoneH376hisfellowbytheheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218,and[thrust]hisswordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719inhisfellow'ssideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654,andtheyfellH5307downH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162.Andthatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath-hazzurim,whichisbyGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

17Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117wasH1961veryH3966severeקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186;andAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74andthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961routedbeforetheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

18Andtherewerethreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870there,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097,andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214.NowAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wasH1961swiftקַ֣לkalH7031offootH7272,asoneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259ofthegazellesH6643thatareinthefieldH7704.

19AndAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedH7291afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;andingoingheturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186nottotherightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225handH3225nortotheleftfrombehindAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedbehindhim,andsaidH559, Art thouAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214?AndhesaidH559,Iam.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidH559tohim,Turnלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493theeasideH5493,tothyrightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225ortothyleft,andlayholdH270ofoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947forthyselfhisarmour.ButAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notturnH5493asideH5493fromfollowinghim.

22AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againע֣וֹדodH5750toAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turnס֥וּרsurH5493theeasideH5493fromfollowingme:whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldIsmitetheetothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?howH4100thenshouldIholdupmyfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

23ButherefusedH3985toturnלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493;thereforeAbnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74withthehinderendofthespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smotehiminthebellyהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570,sothatthespearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameH935outbehindhim;andhefellH5307downH5221there,anddiedH4191inthesameplaceהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725.AnditcameH935topass,thatasmanyascameH935totheplaceH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214fellH5307downH5221anddiedH4191stoodH5975stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

24AndJoabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedH7291afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;andthesunוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121wentH935downwhenH834theycameH935tothehillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389ofAmmah,whichisbeforeGiahonthewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870tothewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.

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