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2 Samuel 20:4-13

4Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021,Assembleהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199me the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063within threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and be thou here presentעֲמֹֽד׃'a.ModH5975.

5So Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentH3212to assembleלְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'IkH2199the men ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:but he tarried longerוַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherH3186 H309than the set timeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150which he had appointedיְעָדֽוֹ׃ סye.'a.DoH3259him.

6And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Now shall Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075do us more harmH3415than didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:takeקַ֞חkachH3947thou thy lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,and pursueוּרְדֹ֣ףu.re.DofH7291afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, lest he getמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672him fencedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892,and escapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337usעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.

7And there went outוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582,and the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,and all the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368:and they went outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318of Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8When they wereat the greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68which isin Gibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentבָּ֣אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. And Joab’sוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097garmentמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH4055that he had put onלְבֻשׁ֗וּle.vu.ShuH3830was girdedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296unto him, and upon it a girdleH2289witha swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719fastenedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775upon his loinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975in the sheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593thereof; and as he went forthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318it fell outוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307.

9And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Amasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Artthou in healthהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by the beardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with the rightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027to kissלִנְשָׁק־lin.shok-H5401him.

10But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021took no heedנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104to the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719that wasin Joab’sיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027:so he smoteוַיַּכֵּהוּ֩vai.ya.ke.HuH5221him therewith in the fifthהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib,and shed outוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210his bowelsמֵעָ֥יוme.'AvH4578to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and struck him not againשָׁ֥נָהSha.nahH8138;and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑ת סvai.ya.MotH4191.So Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedרָדַ֕ףra.DafH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

11And oneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376of Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097menמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975by him, and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,HeH4310that favourethחָפֵ֧ץcha.FetzH2654Joabבְּיוֹאָ֛בbe.yo.'AvH3097, and he that isfor Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, let him goafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

12And Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wallowedמִתְגֹּלֵ֥לmit.go.LelH1556in bloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546.And when the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200that all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stood stillעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975,he removedוַיַּסֵּב֩vai.ya.SevH5437Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021out of the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993a clothבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899upon him, when he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that every one that cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935by him stood stillוְעָמָֽד׃ve.'a.MadH5975.

13When he was removedהֹגָ֖הho.GahH3014out of the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546,all the peopleאִישׁ֙'ishH376went onעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

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