New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 2:5-9

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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