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2 Samuel 3:22-39

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.

28AndafterwardsDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardH8085[it],andhesaidH559,Iandmykingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467areguiltlessbeforeJehovahforeverH5703fromthebloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃NerH5369:

29letitfallוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307ontheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andonallhisfather'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andlettherenotfailfromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097onethathasanissue,orthatisaleper,orthatleansonastaff,orthatfallsH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,orthatlacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899!

30SoJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74,becausehehadslainH2026theirbrotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214atGibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391inthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,andtoallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,Rendyourgarmentsבִגְדֵיכֶם֙vig.dei.KhemH899,andgirdוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296yourselvesH2296withsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,andmournוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeAbnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74.Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732followedthebier.

32AndtheyburiedH6912Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275;andthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liftedוַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963andweptH1058atthegraveקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74;andallthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptH1058.

33Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lamentedoverAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74,andsaidH559,ShouldAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191asafoolנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036dieth?

34Thyhandsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027werenotboundH631,NorthyfeetH7272putintofettersלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִםlin.chush.Ta.yimH5178;Asamanfallethbeforewickedmen, Fellest thou!Andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058againoverhim.

35Andallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameH935tocauseDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732toeatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899whileitwasyetH5750dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;butDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,SodoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430tome,andmorealso,ifItasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899oraughtelsetillthesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121bedown!

36Andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971remarkedit,anditpleasedthem;aswhateverthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didpleasedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

37Andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478understoodthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatitwasH1961notofthekingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428toputH4191Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369todeathH4191.

38Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Knowתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045yenotthatthereisaprinceH8269andagreatוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419manfallenH5307thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

39AndIamthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117weakרַךְ֙raKhH7390, thoughanointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;andthesemenH376,thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870,aretoohardקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186forme:JehovahrewardH7999thedoerofevilH7451accordingtohiswickednessH7451!

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