New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 3:22-39

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.

31Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him, “Tearקִרְע֤וּkir.'UH7167your clothesבִגְדֵיכֶם֙vig.dei.KhemH899and girdוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296on sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242and lamentוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74.”And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732walkedהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the bierהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

32Thus they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275;and the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liftedוַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'H5375up his voiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963and weptוַיֵּבְךְּ֙vai.ye.veKH1058atthe graveקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913of Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.

33The kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chantedוַיְקֹנֵ֥ןvay.ko.NenH6969a lamentfor Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Should Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191as a foolנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036diesהַכְּמ֥וֹתha.ke.MotH4194?

34Your handsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027were not boundאֲסֻר֗וֹת'a.su.RotH631,norH3808your feetוְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.rag.Lei.khaH7272putהֻגָּ֔שׁוּhu.Ga.shuH5066in fettersלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִםlin.chush.Ta.yimH5178;As one fallsכִּנְפ֛וֹלkin.FolH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thewickedבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H5767 H1121,you have fallenנָפָ֑לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307.”And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058againוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254overעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him.

35Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935topersuade Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732to eatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899while it was stillבְּע֣וֹדbe.'odH5750dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;but Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213soכֹּ֣הkohH3541to me, and moreיֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254alsoוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518I tasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899orא֥וֹ'oH176anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972elseכָל־khol-H3605beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121goesבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935down.”

36Now allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971tookH5234noteH5234of it, and itpleasedוַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.nei.HemH3190 H5869them, just as everythingכְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣רke.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֥י טֽוֹב׃be.'ei.Nei TovH2895 H5869allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

37So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478understoodוַיֵּדְע֧וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that it had not beenהָיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961the willof the kingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428to putH4191Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369to deathH4191.

38Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Do you not knowתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045that a princeשַׂ֣רsarH8269and a greatוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419manH1419has fallenנָפַ֛לna.FalH5307thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

39I amweakרַךְ֙raKhH7390todayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,though anointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;and theseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870are tooמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480difficultקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186for me.May the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068repayיְשַׁלֵּ֧םye.sha.LemH7999the evildoerלְעֹשֵׂ֥הle.'o.SehH6213 H7463according to his evilH7463.”

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