New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 3:7-21

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.”

13He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goodט֔וֹבTovH2896!I will makeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with you, but I demandשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697of you,namelyלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,you shall not seeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200my faceH6440unlessכִּ֣י׀ אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518youfirstH6440bringהֱבִיאֲךָ֗he.vi.'a.KhaH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,when you comeבְּבֹאֲךָ֖be.vo.'a.KhaH935to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200me.”

14So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Ish-boshethH378,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Giveתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414me my wifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,to whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834I was betrothedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781for a hundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”

15Ish-boshethH378sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her from herhusbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, fromPaltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laishלָֽיִשׁ׃lushH3919.

16But her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with her, weepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058as he wentהָל֧וֹךְha.LokhH1980,and followedאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her as farעַד־'ad-H5704asBahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980.Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725.”So he returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

17Now Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74hadH1961consultationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697withthe eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “In timesH1571 H8032 H8543pastH8543 H8032you were seekingמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245for Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732to be kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921you.

18Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258then, doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it!For the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has spokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559of Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘By the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of My servantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I will saveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467My peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430and from the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605their enemiesH340.’”

19Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74alsoגַּם־gam-H1571spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144;and in additionגַּם־gam-H1571Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to speakלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275allכָּל־kol-H3605that seemed goodטוֹב֙tOvH2895to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and tothe wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

20Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menH376with him cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275.And Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960for Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74and the menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him.

21Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732, “Let me ariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965and goוְֽאֵלֵ֡כָהve.'e.Le.khahH1980andgatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,that they may makeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with you, and thatyou may be kingוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that your soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desiresתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183.”So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971,and he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

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