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2 Samuel 20:4-13

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,

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