New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 20:4-10

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.

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