New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 3:17-21

17Now Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74hadH1961consultationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697withthe eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “In timesH1571 H8032 H8543pastH8543 H8032you were seekingמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245for Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732to be kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

18Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258then, doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it!For the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has spokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559of Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘By the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of My servantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I will saveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467My peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430and from the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605their enemiesH340.’”

19Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74alsoגַּם־gam-H1571spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144;and in additionגַּם־gam-H1571Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to speakלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275allכָּל־kol-H3605that seemed goodטוֹב֙tOvH2895to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and tothe wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

20Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menH376with him cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275.And Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960for Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74and the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him.

21Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732, “Let me ariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965and goוְֽאֵלֵ֡כָהve.'e.Le.khahH1980andgatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they may makeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with you, and thatyou may be kingוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that your soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desiresתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183.”So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971,and he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

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