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2 Samuel 21:1-6

1AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458inthedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141afteryearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141;andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah.AndJehovahsaidH559,ItisforSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,andfor[his]houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofbloodהַדָּמִ֔יםha.da.MimH1818,becauseheslewtheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledH7121theGibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393,andspoketothem. (NowtheGibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393werenotofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,butoftheremainderH3499oftheAmoritesH567;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'UH7650tothem;andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtH1245tosmitetheminhiszealforthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.)

3AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559totheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,WhatshallIdoforyou?andwithwhatshallImakeH6213atonementH3722,thatyemayblessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah?

4AndtheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393saidH559tohim,AstoSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,itiswithusnoquestionofreceivingsilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,neitherisitforustohaveanymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376putלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191todeathH4191inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.AndhesaidH559,WhatyesayH559willIdoforyou.

5AndtheysaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatconsumedus,andthatdevisedagainstusthatweshouldbedestroyedנִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּnish.Mad.nuH8045fromremaininginallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6letsevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menH376ofhissonsH1121begivenH5414uptous,andwewillhangthemuptoJehovahinGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,thechosenofJehovah.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,IwillgiveH5414[them].

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