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2 Samuel 20:9-12

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.

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