New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 14:4-7

4Now when the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802of Tekoaהַתְּקֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621spokeוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she fellוַתִּפֹּ֧לva.ti.PolH5307on her faceאַפֶּ֛יהָ'a.Pei.haH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776andprostratedוַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Helpהוֹשִׁ֥עָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.”

5The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your trouble?” And sheansweredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Trulyאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61I am a widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490,for my husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376is deadוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

6Your maidservantוּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙u.le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198had twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,but the twoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147of them struggledH5327togetherוַיִּנָּצ֤וּvai.yi.na.TzuH5327in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,and thereH369was noH369oneH369to separateמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337them, so oneהָאֶחָ֛דha.'e.ChadH259struckוַיַּכּ֧וֹvai.ya.KoH5221the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259and killedוַיָּ֥מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him.

7Now beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,the wholeכָֽל־khol-H3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֜הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940has risenקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965againstH5921your maidservantשִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,and they sayוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘HandH5414overH5414the one who struckמַכֵּ֣הma.KehH5221his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,that we may putוּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙u.ne.mi.Te.huH4191him to deathH4191for the lifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he killedהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026,and destroyוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045the heirהַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁhai.yo.ReshH3423alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571.’Thus they will extinguishוְכִבּ֗וּve.khi.BuH3518my coalגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is leftנִשְׁאָ֔רָהnish.'A.rahH7604, so as toleaveשִׂיםsom-H7760my husbandלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376neitherH1115nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034norH1115remnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֖יתu.she.'e.RitH7611on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.”

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