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2 Samuel 20

1AndtherehappenedH7122tobethereamanH376ofBelial,whosenameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri,aBenjaminite;andheblewH8628atrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782,andsaidH559,Wehavenoportionחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506inDavidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732,neitherhaveweinheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159inthesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:everymanH376tohistentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Thenallthemenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upfromafterDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,followingShebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri.Butthemenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063clavetotheirkingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428,fromtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383eventoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3AndDavidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameH935tohishouseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004atJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH3947thetenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenH802,concubinesH6370,whomhehadlefttokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414theminahouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofconfinementandmaintainedthem,butdidnotgoH935intothem.Sotheywereshutupuntothedayי֥וֹםYomH3117oftheirdeathH4194,livinginwidowhoodאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

4Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021,Callmethemenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH2199withinthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,anddo thou attendhereפֹּ֥הpohH6311.

5SoAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wenttocallH2199togetherH2199[themenof]Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;buthedelayed longerthanthesettimeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150whichhehadappointedH4150him.

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258shallShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichridousmoreמִן־min-H4480harmthandidAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.Takeקַ֞חkachH3947thou thy lord'sservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,andpursueוּרְדֹ֣ףu.re.DofH7291afterhim,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hegethimfortifiedH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892andescapeoursight.

7AndtherewentH3318outafterhimJoab'smenH376,andtheCherethites,andthePelethites,andallthemightyH1368menH376;andtheywentH3318outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri.

8WhenH834theywereatthegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68whichisinGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021cameH935beforethem.AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097wasgirdedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296withhiscoat,hisdress,anduponitwasthegirdleoftheswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719whichwasfastenedonhisloinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975initssheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593;andashewentH3318forthH3318itfellH5307out.

9AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidH559toAmasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Art thouwell,mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021bythebeardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206withtherightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027tokisshim.

10AndAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021hadtakennonoticeoftheswordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719thatwasinJoab'shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027:sohesmotehimwithitinthebellyהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570andshedH8210outhisbowelsמֵעָ֥יוme.'AvH4578tothegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andstruckH5221himnotagain;andhediedH4191.AndJoabH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedH7291afterShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri.

11AndoneH376ofJoab'syoungמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288menוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376stoodby[Amasa]andsaidH559,HethatfavoursJoabH3097,andhethatisforDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, lethimfollowJoabH3097.

12NowAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wallowedinbloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818inthemidstH8432ofthehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546.Andwhenthemanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawH7200thatallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5975,heremovedAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021outofthehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546intothefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,andcastH7993aclothH899uponhim,whenhesawH7200thateveryoneH376thatcameH935bystoodH5975stillH5975.

13Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834hewasremovedoutofthehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546,allthepeoplewentonafterJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri,

14whowentH935throughallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478toAbelH59,andtoBeth-Maacah,andalltheBerim;andtheygathered together,andwentH935alsoאַף־'af-H637afterhim.

15AndtheycameH935andbesiegedhiminAbel-Beth-Maacah,andtheycastH5307upabankagainstthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,anditwasraisedinthetrench;andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097sappedthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346,tothrowitdownH5307.

16Andawiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802criedoutofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,HearH8085,hearH8085:sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559,Iprayyou, untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Comenearhither,thatImayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696withthee.

17Andhecameneartoher;andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Art thouJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?AndhesaidH559,I[amhe].AndshesaidH559tohim,Listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085tothewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthyhandmaid.AndhesaidH559,Iamlisteningשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085.

18AndshespokeH1696sayingH559,TheywerewonttospeakH1696inoldtimeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223sayingH559,JustinquireinAbelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59;andsotheyendedH8552.

19Iampeaceable [and]faithfulH539inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou seekesttodestroyacityעִ֤יר'irH5892andamotherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wilt thouswallowתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104uptheinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah?

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097answeredandsaidH559,Farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beit,farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486beitfromme,thatIshouldswallowאֲבַלַּ֖ע'a.va.La'H1104upordestroyאַשְׁחִֽית׃'ash.ChitH7843.

21Thematterהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697isnotsoכֵ֣ןkhenH3651;butamanאִישׁ֩'ishH376ofmountEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichribynameשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034,hasliftedנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375uphishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstthekingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428,againstDavidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732:giveתְּנֽוּ־te.nu-H5414uphimonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,andIwilldepartfromthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Behold,hisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218shallbethrownH7993totheeoverthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

22Thenthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802wentH935toallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971inherwisdomבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbe.cha.khe.ma.TahH2451.Andtheycutוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772offtheheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofShebaשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichri,andcastH7993ittoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097.AndheblewH8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,andtheydispersedfromthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,everymanH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָ֑יוle.'o.ha.LavH168.AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389tothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

23AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֕בve.yo.'AvH3097wasoverallthehostH6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andBenaiahוּבְנָיָה֙u.ve.na.YahH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wasovertheCherethitesandoverthePelethites;

24andAdoramוַאֲדֹרָ֖םva.'a.do.RamH151wasoverthelevy;andJehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasrecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142;

25andShevawasscribeH5608;andZadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54werepriestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ko.ha.NimH3548;

26andIraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571,theJairite,wasH1961David'schiefruler.

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