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2 Samuel 3:12-29

12And Abnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732on his behalf, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Whose isthe landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559also,Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772thy leagueבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285with me, and, behold, my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shall bewith thee, to bring aboutלְהָסֵ֥בle.ha.SevH5437all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto thee.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wellט֔וֹבTovH2896;I will makeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772a leagueבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with thee: but oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697I requireשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592of thee, that isלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Thou shalt not seeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200my faceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440,except thou firstלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440bringהֱבִיאֲךָ֗he.vi.'a.KhaH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,when thou comestבְּבֹאֲךָ֖be.vo.'a.KhaH935to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200my faceפָּנָֽי׃ סpa.NaiH6440.

14And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Ish–boshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414memy wifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,which I espousedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781to me for an hundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

15And Ish–boshethH378sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971,and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her from herhusbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, evenfrom Phaltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laishלָֽיִשׁ׃lushH3919 H3889.

16And her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentH3212with her along weepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058 H1980behindאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her to Bahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980.Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74unto him, GoH3212,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725.And he returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

17And Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74had communicationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697 H1961with the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ye soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245for Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732in timesתְּמוֹל֙te.mOlH8543pastשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.ShomH8032to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over you:

18Now then doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it:for the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath spokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559of Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,By the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of my servantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I will saveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and out of the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of all their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

19And Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74also spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144:and Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentH3212also to speakלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275all that seemedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869goodH2896to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that seemed goodוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869to the whole houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

20So Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582with him. And Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74and the menוְלַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.la.'a.na.ShimH582that werewith him a feastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

21And Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732,I will ariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965and goH3212,and will gatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they may makeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772a leagueבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with thee, and that thou mayest reignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over all that thine heartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183.And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971;and he wentH3212in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

22And, behold, the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameבָּ֣אba'H935from pursuinga troopמֵֽהַגְּד֔וּדme.ha.ge.DudH1416,and brought inהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935a greatרָ֖בravH7227spoilוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998with them: but Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74wasnot with Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275;for he had sent him awayשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971,and he was goneH3212in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23When Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097and all the hostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635that waswith him were comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935,they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and he hath sent him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971,and he is goneH3212in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

24Then Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What hast thou doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?behold, Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935unto thee; why is it thatthou hast sent him awayשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971,and he is quiteH1980goneH3212?

25Thou knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,that he cameבָּ֑אBa'H935to deceiveלְפַתֹּתְךָ֖le.fa.to.te.KhaH6601thee, and to knowוְלָדַ֜עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thy going outמוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙mo.tza.'a.KhaH4161and thy coming inמ֣וֹבָאֶ֔ךָmi.vo.'e.khaH3996 H4126,and to knowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045all that thou doestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.

26And when Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097was come outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,which brought him againוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725from the wellמִבּ֣וֹרmi.BorH953of Sirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626:but Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732knewיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not.

27And when Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74was returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097took him asideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186inאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH8432 H413the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with him quietlyבַּשֶּׁ֑לִיba.She.liH7987,and smoteוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him there under the fifthהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib,that he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,for the bloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818of AsahelH6214his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28And afterwardמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it,he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I and my kingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467areguiltlessנָקִ֨יna.KiH5355before the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769from the bloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818of Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃NerH5369:

29Let it restיָחֻ֙לוּ֙ya.Chu.luH2342on the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and on all his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and let there not failיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097one that hath an issueזָ֠בzavH2100,or that is a leperוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879,or that leanethוּמַחֲזִ֥יקu.ma.cha.ZikH2388on a staffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְba.Pe.lekhH6418,or that fallethוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307on the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,or that lackethוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

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