New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 3:28-31

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.

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