New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 20:1-13

1Nowa worthlessבְּלִיַּ֗עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowH376happenedנִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'H7122to be thereוְשָׁ֨םve.ShamH8033whose nameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034was Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075,a Benjamiteיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH376 H3228;and he blewוַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “We haveH369noH369portionחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506in Davidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732,Norוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808do we have inheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159inthe sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448;EveryH376manH376to his tentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!”

2So allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478withdrewוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiH1075;but the menוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063remainedH1692steadfastH1692to their kingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428,from the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383even to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Then Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his houseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004at Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andthe kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenנָשִׁ֣ים׀na.ShimH802,the concubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had leftהִנִּיחַ֩hi.ni.aChH5117to keepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104the houseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and placedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them under guardבֵּית־ מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙beit- mish.Me.retH1004 H4931and providedH3557them with sustenanceH3557,but did not goבָ֑אVa'H935in to them. So they were shutצְרֻר֛וֹתtze.ru.RotH6887up untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their deathמֻתָ֖ןmu.TanH4191,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424as widowsאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021, “Callהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199out the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063for me within threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and be presentעֲמֹֽד׃'a.ModH5975hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859.”

5So Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to callלְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'IkH2199out the men ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, but hedelayedוַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherH309longer thanמִן־min-H4480the setH4150timeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had appointedיְעָדֽוֹ׃ סye.'a.DoH3259him.

6And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075will doH7489us moreמִן־min-H4480harmH7489thanH4480Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53;takeקַ֞חkachH3947your lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650and pursueוּרְדֹ֣ףu.re.DofH7291him, soפֶּן־pen-H6435that he does not findמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672for himself fortifiedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892and escapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337from our sightעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.”

7So Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menH376wentוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out afterH310him,along with the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the mightyH1368menH1368;and they wentוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8When they were at the largeהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021cameבָּ֣אba'H935to meetלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. Now Joabוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097wasdressedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296 H3830in his military attireמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH3830 H4055,and overH5921it was a beltחֲג֥וֹרcha.GorH2290with a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in its sheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593fastenedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775at his waistמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975;and as he wentH3318forwardH3318,it fellוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307out.

9Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Amasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, “Is it wellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with you, my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?” AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by the beardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with his rightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027to kissלִנְשָׁק־lin.shok-H5401him.

10But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was not on guardנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104against the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in Joab’sיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027sohe struckוַיַּכֵּהוּ֩vai.ya.ke.HuH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570with it and pouredוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210out his inwardH4578partsH4578on the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and did not strikehim againשָׁ֥נָהSha.nahH8138,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑ת סvai.ya.MotH4191.Then Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedרָדַ֕ףra.DafH7291Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

11Now there stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975by him oneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376of Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097youngמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverמִי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רmi 'a.SherH4310 H834favorsחָפֵ֧ץcha.FetzH2654Joabבְּיוֹאָ֛בbe.yo.'AvH3097and whoeverוּמִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־u.Mi 'a.Sher-H4310 H834is for Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, let himfollowאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.”

12But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021layH1556wallowingH1556in hisbloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546.And when the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5975, heremovedוַיַּסֵּב֩vai.ya.SevH5437Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021from the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993a garmentבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899overH5921him whenH3512he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935by him stoodH5975stillH5975.

13As soonH3512as he was removedהֹגָ֖הho.GahH3014from the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546,allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִישׁ֙'ishH376passedעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674on afterH310Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

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