New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 3:6-12

6It cameH1961about while there was warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732thatAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74was makingH2388himself strongH2388in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

7Now Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586had a concubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370whose nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345; andIsh-bosheth saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, “Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you goneבָּ֖אתָהBa.tahH935in to my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1concubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?”

8Then Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74was veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּחַר֩vai.yi.CharH2734overH5921the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Ish-boshethH378and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Am I a dog’sכֶּ֥לֶבKe.levH3611headהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218that belongs to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063?Todayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117I showאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֜סֶדChe.sedH2617to the houseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,to his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251and to his friendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828,and have not deliveredהִמְצִיתִ֖ךָhim.tzi.Ti.khaH4672you into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and yet todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117you chargeוַתִּפְקֹ֥דva.tif.KodH6485me with a guiltעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771concerning the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802.

9May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541to Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74,and moreיֹסִ֣יףyo.SifH3254alsoוְכֹ֖הve.KhohH3541,ifH3588as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has swornנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,I do not accomplishאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213thisכֵ֖ןkhenH3651for him,

10to transferלְהַֽעֲבִ֥ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586and to establishוּלְהָקִ֞יםu.le.ha.KimH6965the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,from Danמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even to BeershebaH884.”

11And he couldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750answerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,becauseH4480he was afraidמִיִּרְאָת֖וֹmi.yir.'a.ToH3372of him.

12Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732in his placeתַּחְתָּ֥יוta.cha.tovH8478,sayingH559, “Whoseלְמִי־le.mi-H4310is the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772your covenantבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285with me, and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,my handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shall be with you to bringלְהָסֵ֥בle.ha.SevH5437allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478overH5437to you.”

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