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2 Samuel 2:18-23

18And there were threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870there, Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097,and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214:and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was aslightקַ֣לkalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272as aכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259wildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704roeהַצְּבָיִ֖םha.tze.va.YimH6643.

19And Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;and in goingH3212he turnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186not to the right handהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225nor to the leftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אולha.se.MolH8040from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Artthou Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214?And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am.

21And Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Turn thee asideנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186to thy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225or to thy leftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040,and lay thee holdוֶאֱחֹ֣זve.'e.ChozH270on oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee his armourחֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.ToH2488.But Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not turn asideלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310of him.

22And Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turn thee asideס֥וּרsurH5493from followingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me: wherefore should I smiteאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221thee to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?how then should I hold upאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440to Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thy brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

23Howbeit he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to turn asideלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493:wherefore Abnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74with the hinder endבְּאַחֲרֵ֨יbe.'a.cha.ReiH310of the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him underH413the fifthהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib,that the spearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595came outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318behindמֵאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him; and he fell downוַיִּפָּל־vai.yi.pol-H5307there, and diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the same placeתַּחְתָּ֑יוta.cha.tovH8478: and it came to pass, thatas many as cameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to the placeהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725where Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214fell downנָ֨פַלNa.falH5307and diedוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191stood stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

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