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2 Samuel 4:5-12

5Andthesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofRimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394andBaanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,wentH935andcameH935inabouttheheatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527ofthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117intothehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIshbosheth,whowastakinghisnoondayrestH7901.

6AndtheycameH935thitherintothemidstH8432ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, [asthough]theywould fetchwheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406;andtheysmotehiminthebellyהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570;andRechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394andBaanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251escapedH4422.

7TheycameH935intothehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,ashelayH7901onhisbedH4904inhisbedchamber,andtheysmotehim,andslewhim,andbeheadedhim;andtheytookH3947hisheadH7218,andwentH935bythewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870oftheplainH6160allnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

8AndtheybroughtH935theheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofIshboshethtoDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732inHebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275,andsaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdtheheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofIshbosheththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, thineenemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֔'o.yiv.KhaH341whosoughtH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;andJehovahhasgivenH5414tomylordthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tobeavengedthisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofSaulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586andofhisseedH2233.

9ThenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732answeredRechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394andBaanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,thesonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121ofRimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,andsaidH559tothem, [As]Jehovahliveth,whohasredeemedH6299mysoulH5315outofalldistressH6869,

10whenonetoldH5046me,sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559,Behold,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586isdeadH4191!andhewasH1961inhisownsightamessengerofgood,Itookholdוָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.ZahH270ofhim,andslewH2026himinZiklagבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.LagH6860—towhomforsoothIshouldgiveלְתִתִּי־le.ti.ti-H5414arewardforhisgoodtidings:

11howmuchmoreH4480,whenwickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563menאִישׁ־'ish-H376haveslainH2026arighteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662personH376inhisownhouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004uponhisbedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904?andshouldInotnowH6258demandhisbloodדָּמוֹ֙da.MoH1818ofyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmi.yed.KhemH3027,andtakeyouawayfromtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

12AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisyoungהַנְּעָרִ֜יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,andtheyslewH2026them,andcutוַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112offtheirhandsיְדֵיהֶם֙ye.dei.HemH3027andtheirfeetH7272,andhangedוַיִּתְל֥וּvai.yit.LuH8518[them]upoverthepoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275.ButtheytookH3947theheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofIshbosheth,andburiedH6912itinthesepulchreofAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

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