New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 1:2-11

2On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameבָּ֤אba'H935out of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264from Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,with his clothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167anddustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.And it cameH1961about when he cameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732thathe fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and prostratedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

3Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “From whereאֵ֥י'eiH335do you comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935?”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I have escapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422from the campמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

4Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Howמֶה־meh-H4100did thingsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697goהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961?Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me.” And he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “The peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971have fledנָ֨סnasH5127from the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571manyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971have fallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and are deadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191;and Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121are deadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571.”

5So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349do you knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?”

6The youngהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By chanceנִקְרֹ֤אnik.Ro'H7122I happenedנִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙nik.Rei.tiH7136to be onMountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was leaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and the horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571pursuedH1692him closelyH1692.

7When he lookedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, he sawוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200me and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to me. And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘HereH2009I am.’

8He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?’ And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, ‘I am an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.’

9Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975besideעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me and killוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191me, for agonyהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661has seizedאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270me becauseH3588mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315stillע֥וֹדodH5750lingers in me.’

10So I stoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975besideH5921himand killedוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.huH4191him, becauseH3588I knewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he could not liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had fallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307. AndI tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the crownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218and the braceletוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and I have broughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.”

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

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