New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 1:11-16

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his clothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899and toreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them, and soalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571didallכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with him.

12They mournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594and weptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153for Saulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083and for the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

13Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Whereאֵ֥י'eiH335are you from?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of an alienגֵּ֥רgerH1616,an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.”

14Then Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349is it you were not afraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372to stretchלִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙lish.Lo.achH7971out your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”

15And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of the youngמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goגַּ֣שׁgashH5066,cutH6293him downH6293.”So he struckוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

16Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818is on your headרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218, foryour mouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310has testifiedעָנָ֤ה'a.NahH6030against you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘I have killedמֹתַ֖תִּיmo.Ta.tiH4191the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’”

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