New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 3:22-30

22And beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameבָּ֣אba'H935from a raidמֵֽהַגְּד֔וּדme.ha.ge.DudH1416and broughtהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935muchרָ֖בravH7227spoilוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998with them; but Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74was not with Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,for he had sentH7971him awayשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971,and he had goneוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23When Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the armyהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635that was with him arrivedבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935,they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and he has sentH7971him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971,and he has goneוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.”

24Then Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935to you; whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thenזֶּ֥הzehH2088have you sentשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971him awayH7971and he is alreadyוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980goneהָלֽוֹךְ׃ha.LokhH1980?

25You knowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,that he cameבָּ֑אBa'H935to deceiveלְפַתֹּתְךָ֖le.fa.to.te.KhaH6601you and to learnוְלָדַ֜עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045ofyour goingמוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙mo.tza.'a.KhaH4161out and comingמ֣וֹבָאֶ֔ךָmi.vo.'e.khaH4126in and to findוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045out allכָּל־kol-H3605that you are doingעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.”

26When Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,and they broughtH7725him backוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725from the wellמִבּ֣וֹרmi.BorH953of Sirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626;but Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732did not knowיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it.

27So when Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097tookH5186him asideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186into the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with him privatelyבַּשֶּׁ֑לִיba.She.liH7987,and thereשָׁם֙shamH8033he struckוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570so that he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191on account of the bloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818of AsahelH6214his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28Afterwardמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I and my kingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467are innocentנָקִ֨יna.KiH5355beforeמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH4480 H5973the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769of the bloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818of Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃NerH5369.

29May itfallיָחֻ֙לוּ֙ya.Chu.luH2342on the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and on allכָּל־kol-H3605his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and may there not failיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097one who has a dischargeזָ֠בzavH2100,or who is a leperוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879,or who takesH2388holdוּמַחֲזִ֥יקu.ma.cha.ZikH2388of a distaffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְba.Pe.lekhH6418,or who fallsוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,or who lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.”

30So Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74becauseעַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834he had putH4191their brotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214to deathH4191in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391.

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