New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 2:18-23

18Nowthe threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870were thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214;and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was asswift-footedקַ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֔יוkal be.rag.LavH7031 H7272as oneכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259of the gazellesהַצְּבָיִ֖םha.tze.va.YimH6643whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

19Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74and did notturnנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186to the rightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225or to the leftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אולha.se.MolH8040from followingH310Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is that you, Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214?”And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is I.”

21So Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Turnנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186to your rightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225orא֣וֹ'oH176to your leftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040,and takeH270holdH270of oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the youngמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288for yourself, and takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947for yourself his spoilחֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.ToH2488.”But Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was not willingאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14to turnלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.

22Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74repeatedוַיֹּ֧סֶף לֵאמֹר֙vai.Yo.sef le.MorH3254 H559againע֣וֹדodH5750to Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, “Turnס֥וּרsurH5493asideH5493from followingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me. Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should I strikeאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221you to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?Howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349then could I liftאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375up my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440to your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?”

23However, he refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to turnלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493;therefore Abnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74struckוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570with the buttH310endH310of the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595,so that the spearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318out at his backH310.And he fellוַיִּפָּל־vai.yi.pol-H5307thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033and diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191on the spotתַּחְתָּ֑יוta.cha.tovH8478.And it cameוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961about that allכָּל־kol-H3605who cameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to the placeהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֧ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214had fallenנָ֨פַלNa.falH5307and diedוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191,stoodH5975stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

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