New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 20:8-12

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.

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