New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 2:1-4

1Then it cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about afterwardsאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651thatDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל֩vai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֤ה׀ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “Shall I goהַאֶעֱלֶ֗הha.'e.'e.LehH5927up to oneבְּאַחַת֙be.'a.ChatH259of the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063?”And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goעֲלֵ֑ה'a.LehH5927up.” So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575shall I goאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927up?” And He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “To Hebronחֶבְרֹֽנָה׃chev.Ro.nahH2275.”

2So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wentוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up thereשָׁם֙shamH8033, andhis twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֑יוna.ShavH802alsoוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293the JezreelitessH3159and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewidowאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Nabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037the Carmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

3AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732broughtהֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.LahH5927up his menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werewith him, eachH376with his householdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004;and they livedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹן׃chev.RonH2275.

4Then the menH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and thereשָׁ֧םshamH8033anointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־vai.yim.she.chu-H4886Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “It wasthe menH376of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834buriedקָבְר֖וּka.ve.RuH6912Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.”

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