New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 2:26-31

26Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Shall the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398foreverהֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ha.la.Ne.tzachH5331?Do you not knowיָדַ֔עְתָּהya.Da'.tahH3045that it will be bitterמָרָ֥הma.RahH4751in the endבָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314?HowH4970longוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704 H4970will yourefrainH3808from tellingתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971to turnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725backH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310their brothersאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251?”

27Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430livesחַ֚יchaiH2416,ifכִּ֥י לוּלֵ֖אki lu.Le'H3588 H3884you had not spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588thenאָ֤ז'azH227the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971would have goneH5927awayH5927in the morningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.”

28So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782;and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971haltedוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975and pursuedיִרְדְּפ֥וּyir.de.FuH7291Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808did they continueיָסְפ֥וּya.se.FuH3254to fightלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750.

29Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and his menH376then wentהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980through the Arabahבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915;so they crossedוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,walkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָּל־kol-H3605morningהַבִּתְר֔וֹןha.bit.RonH1338,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.

30Then Joabוְיוֹאָ֗בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74;when he had gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971together,nineteenתִּשְׁעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רtish.'ah- 'a.SarH8672 H6240of David’sדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650besides AsahelH6214were missingוַיִּפָּ֨קְד֜וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.DuH6485.

31But the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732had struckH5221downהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221many of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144and Abner’sאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376, so thatthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967and sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםve.shi.ShimH8346menH376diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

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