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2 Samuel 3:6-27

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.

13AndhesaidH559,Well,Iwillmakeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285withthee;onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Irequireoneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697ofthee,thatis, Thou shaltnotseeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200myfaceH6440,exceptthoufirstbringH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324Saul'sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323,whenthou comesttoseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200myfaceH6440.

14AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toIshbosheth Saul'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Delivermemywifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,whomIespousedtomeforahundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

15AndIshboshethsentH7971,andtookH3947herfrom[her]husbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,fromPhaltielthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLaish.

16Andherhusbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentH1980withheralongweepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058behindhertoBahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980.ThensaidH559Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74tohim,GoH1980,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725.Andhereturnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

17NowAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74hadcommunicatedwiththeeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Yesoughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245forDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732aforetimetobeH1961kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overyou;

18andnowH6258do[it],forJehovahhasspokenofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Bymyservantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732willIsaveH3467mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofthehandH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andoutofthehandH3027ofalltheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

19AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74alsoגַּם־gam-H1571spokeH1696intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144;andAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentalsoגַּם־gam-H1571tospeakH1696intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275allthatseemedgoodH2896toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthatseemedgoodH2896tothewholehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

20SoAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74cameH935toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menH376withhim.AndDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeH6213Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74andthemenH376thatwerewithhimarepast.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732,Iwillariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965andgoH7971,andwillgatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478tomylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thattheymaymakeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285withthee,andthatthou mayestreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427overallthatthyheartdesiresH183.AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971;andhewentinpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

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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