2 Samuel 20
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2 Samuel 20:3-5

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.retH1004H4931and 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.
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