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2 Samuel 20:13-22

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.

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