New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 2:1-9

1As David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732timeיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117to dieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191drewH7126nearH7126,he chargedוַיְצַ֛וvay.TzavH6680Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“I am goingהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980the wayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Be strongוְחָזַקְתָּ֖ve.cha.zak.TaH2388, therefore, andshowוְהָיִ֥יתָֽve.ha.Yi.taH1961yourself a manלְאִֽישׁ׃le.'IshH376.

3Keepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת׀mish.Me.retH4931of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,to walkלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in His waysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104His statutesחֻקֹּתָ֤יוchu.ko.TavH2708,His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687,His ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941,and His testimoniesוְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יוve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715,according to what is writtenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, thatyou may succeedתַּשְׂכִּ֗ילtas.KilH7919in allכָּל־kol-H3605that you doתַּֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213and whereverכָּל־ שָֽׁם׃kol- ShamH3605 H834 H8033you turnתִּפְנֶ֖הtif.NehH6437,

4soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatthe Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068may carryיָקִ֨יםya.KimH6965out His promiseדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696concerningH5921me, sayingH559, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518your sonsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121are carefulיִשְׁמְר֨וּyish.me.RuH8104of their wayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870,to walkלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440Me intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605their soulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,you shall not lackיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

5“Now you alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571knowיָדַ֡עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045whatH834Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870didעָ֨שָׂה'A.sahH6213to me, whatH834he didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213to the twoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the armiesצִבְא֣וֹתtziv.'otH6635of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֜רnerH5369, and toAmasaוְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jetherיֶ֙תֶר֙ye.terH3500,whom he killedוַיַּ֣הַרְגֵ֔םvai.Ya.har.GemH2026; he alsoshedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the bloodדְּמֵֽי־de.mei-H1818of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in peaceבְּשָׁלֹ֑םbe.sha.LomH7965.And he putוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421on his beltבַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙ba.cha.go.ra.ToH2290about his waistבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,and on his sandalsוּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹu.ve.na.'a.LoH5275on his feetבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.

6So actוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213according to your wisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451,and do not let his grayH7872hairשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872goH3381downH3381toSheolשְׁאֹֽל׃ סshe.'OlH7585in peaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

7Butshowתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569, andlet them be among those who eatבְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at your tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979; for theyassistedקָרְב֣וּka.re.VuH7126me when I fledבְּבָרְחִ֕יbe.va.re.ChiH1272from Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

8Beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,there is with you Shimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617the BenjamiteH1145,of Bahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980;now it was he who cursedקִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ki.La.niH7043me with aviolentנִמְרֶ֔צֶתnim.Re.tzetH4834curseקְלָלָ֣הke.la.LahH7045on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117I wentלֶכְתִּ֣יlekh.TiH1980to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266. But whenhe cameH3381downיָרַ֤ד לִקְרָאתִי֙ya.Rad lik.ra.TiH3381 H7122to me at the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,I sworeוָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to him by the Lordבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘I will not putאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191you to deathH4191with the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.’

9Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, do not let him goH5352unpunishedתְּנַקֵּ֔הוּte.na.Ke.huH5352,for you are a wiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376;and you will knowוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you ought to doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to him, and you will bringוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381his grayH7872hairשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872downH3381toSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585with bloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.”

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