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2 Samuel 3:6-12

6AnditcametopasswhiletherewasH1961warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586andthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,thatAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74madeH2388himselfstrongH2388forthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

7AndSaulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586hadaconcubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370whosenameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345.And[Ishbosheth]saidH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069hast thougoneH935intomyfather'sconcubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?

8ThenwasAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74veryH3966wrothforthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofIshbosheth,andsaidH559,AmIadog'sheadהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218,IwhoagainstJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063doshewkindnessthisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117tothehouseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,tohisbrethren,andtohisfriendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828,andhavenotdeliveredtheeintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,thatthou reproachestmethisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117withthefaultofthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?

9Soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651doGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74,andmorealso,if,asJehovahhasswornH7650toDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,IdonotsoH3651tohim;

10totranslatethekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,andtosetH6965upthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andoverJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba!

11AndhecouldnotanswerAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697againע֔וֹדodH5750,becausehefearedמִיִּרְאָת֖וֹmi.yir.'a.ToH3372him.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732onhisbehalf,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Whoseisthelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559[also],Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772thycovenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285withme,andbehold,myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shallbewiththee,toturnH5437allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tothee.

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