New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 3:13-16

13He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goodט֔וֹבTovH2896!I will makeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with you, but I demandשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697of you,namelyלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,you shall not seeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200my faceH6440unlessכִּ֣י׀ אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518youfirstH6440bringהֱבִיאֲךָ֗he.vi.'a.KhaH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,when you comeבְּבֹאֲךָ֖be.vo.'a.KhaH935to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200me.”

14So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Ish-boshethH378,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Giveתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414me my wifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,to whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834I was betrothedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781for a hundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”

15Ish-boshethH378sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her from herhusbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, fromPaltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laishלָֽיִשׁ׃lushH3919.

16But her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with her, weepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058as he wentהָל֧וֹךְha.LokhH1980,and followedאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her as farעַד־'ad-H5704asBahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980.Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725.”So he returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

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