New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 2:31-33

31The kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213as he has spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696and fallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293upon him and buryוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him,that you may removeוַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀va.ha.si.Ro.taH5493from me and from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818whichH834Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֗םchi.NamH2600.

32The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will returnוְהֵשִׁיב֩ve.he.ShivH7725his bloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818on his own headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he fellפָּגַ֣עpa.Ga'H6293upon twoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menH376moreמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480righteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662and betterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896thanH4480he and killedוַיַּהַרְגֵ֣םvai.ya.har.GemH2026them with the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,while my fatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732did not knowיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045it:Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֥א'a.ma.Sa'H6021the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jetherיֶ֖תֶרYe.terH3500,commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

33So shall their bloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818returnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725on the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and on the headוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of hisdescendantsזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769;but to Davidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732and hisdescendantsוּ֠לְזַרְעוֹu.le.zar.'oH2233and his houseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004and his throneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678,may there be peaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965from the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֖ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

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