New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 4:9-11

9Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394and Baanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

10whenכִּ֣יkiH3588one toldהַמַּגִּיד֩ha.ma.GidH5046me, sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,’ andthoughtבְּעֵינָ֔יוbe.'ei.NavH5869he was bringingH1319good newsכִמְבַשֵּׂר֙khim.va.SerH1319,I seizedוָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.ZahH270him and killedוָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him in Ziklagבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.LagH6860,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was the rewardH1309I gaveלְתִתִּי־le.ti.ti-H5414him for hisnewsבְּשֹׂרָֽה׃be.so.RahH1309.

11HowH637muchH637 H3588moreH637 H3588,whenH3588wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563menאִישׁ־'ish-H376have killedהָרְג֧וּha.re.GuH2026a righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manH376in his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004on his bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,shall I not nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258requireאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245his bloodדָּמוֹ֙da.MoH1818from your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmi.yed.KhemH3027anddestroyוּבִעַרְתִּ֥יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197you from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?”

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