New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 2:28-31

28Now the newsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097had followedנָטָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יna.Tah 'a.cha.ReiH5186 H310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,though he had not followedוְאַחֲרֵ֥י נָטָ֑הve.'a.cha.Rei na.TahH310 H5186Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledוַיָּ֤נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andtookH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of the hornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

29And it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.GadH5046to Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010that Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097had fledנָ֤סnasH5127to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andwas besideאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,executeפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293him.”

30So Benaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428has saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Comeצֵ֔אTze'H3318outH3318.’”But he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Noלֹ֖אlo'H3808,for I will dieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191hereפֹ֣הfohH6311.”So Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH7725backוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097spokeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696,and soH3541he answeredעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030me.”

31And the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213justH3512asH3512he has spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696, andexecuteוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293him and buryוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him,so that you may removeוַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀va.ha.si.Ro.taH5493fromH5493me and from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818whichH834Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210withoutH2600justificationH2600.

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