New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 3:31-39

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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