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2 Samuel 3:9-35

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.

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!

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