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2 Samuel 3:22-27

22Andbehold,theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732andJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameH935fromanexpedition,andbroughtH935inagreatH7227spoilH7998withthem;butAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74wasnolongerwithDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,forhehadsentH7971himawayשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971,andhehadgoneH935inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097andallthehostH6635thatwaswithhimcameH935;andtheytoldH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andhehassentH7971himawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971;andheisgoneH935inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

24ThenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,Whathast thoudone?behold,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameH935tothee;whyH4100isit[that] thou hastsentשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971himawayH7971,andheisgoneH1980?

25Thou knowestAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369,thathecameH935todeceive thee,toknowH3045thygoingH935outandthycomingH935in,andtoknowH3045allthatthou doest.

26AndwhenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097wascomeH3318outfromDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,hesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,whobroughtH3318himagainfromthewellofSirah;butDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732didnotknowH3045it.

27AndwhenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wasreturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097tookhimasideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186inthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696withhimsecretly,andsmotehimthereinthebellyהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570,thathediedH4191,forthebloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818ofAsahelH6214hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

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