New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 21:1-3

1Now there wasa famineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458in the daysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732for threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141; andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068.And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is for Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and his bloodyהַדָּמִ֔יםha.da.MimH1818houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,becauseעַל־ אֲשֶׁר־'al- 'a.Sher-H5921 H834he putהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191the Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393to deathH4191.”

2So the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the Gibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393and spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them (now the Gibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393were not of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478but of the remnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, andthe sonsוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478madeH7650a covenantH7650with them, but Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586had soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁvay.va.KeshH1245tokillלְהַכֹּתָ֔םle.ha.ko.TamH5221them in his zealבְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹbe.ka.no.ToH7065for the sonsלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063).

3Thus Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100should I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213for you? And howוּבַמָּ֣הu.va.MahH4100can I makeאֲכַפֵּ֔ר'a.kha.PerH3722atonementH3722that you may blessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288the inheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?”

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