New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 4:2-5

2Saul’sשָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶן־ven-H1121hadtwoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menH376who were commandersשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of bandsגְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.DimH1416:the nameשֵׁם֩shemH8034of the oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259was Baanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.NahH1196and the nameוְשֵׁ֧םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֣יha.she.NiH8145Rechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394,sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144(forBeerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881is alsoגַּם־gam-H1571consideredתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803partof Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144,

3and the Beerothitesהַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםha.be.'e.ro.TimH886fledוַיִּבְרְח֥וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272toGittaimגִּתָּ֑יְמָהgi.Ta.ye.mahH1664and have beenוַֽיִּהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961aliensגָּרִ֔יםga.RimH1481thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117).

4NowJonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,had a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121crippledנְכֵ֣הne.KhehH5223in his feetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272.He was fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when thereportשְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'AtH8052of Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083cameבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935from Jezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157,and his nurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539tookוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּva.ti.sa.'E.huH5375him up and fledוַתָּנֹ֔סva.ta.NosH5127.And it happenedH1961that in her hurryבְּחָפְזָ֥הּbe.cha.fe.ZahH2648to fleeלָנ֛וּסla.NusH5127,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307and becameH6452lameH6452.And his nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

5So the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Rimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,departedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsh-boshethH378in the heatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117while he was takingשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901his middayהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672restמִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904.

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