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2 Samuel 20:1-9

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.

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