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2 Samuel 3:6-12

6And it came to pass, while there was warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421between the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,that Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74made himself strongמִתְחַזֵּ֖קmit.cha.ZekH2388for the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

7And Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586had a concubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345: and Ish–boshethsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,Wherefore hast thou gone inבָּ֖אתָהBa.tahH935unto my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1concubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?

8Then was Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּחַר֩vai.yi.CharH2734for the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Ish–boshethH378,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, AmI a dog’sכֶּ֥לֶבKe.levH3611headהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218,which against Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063do shewאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֜סֶדChe.sedH2617this dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117unto the houseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thy fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,to his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251,and to his friendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828,and have not deliveredהִמְצִיתִ֖ךָhim.tzi.Ti.khaH4672thee into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,that thou chargestוַתִּפְקֹ֥דva.tif.KodH6485me to dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117with a faultעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771concerning this womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?

9So doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430to Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74,and more alsoיֹסִ֣יףyo.SifH3254,except, as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath swornנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,even so I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to him;

10To translateלְהַֽעֲבִ֥ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and to set upוּלְהָקִ֞יםu.le.ha.KimH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and over Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,from Danמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884.

11And he couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201not answerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697again, because he fearedמִיִּרְאָת֖וֹmi.yir.'a.ToH3372him.

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.

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