New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 2:4-6

4soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thatH4616the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068may fulfillיָקִ֨יםya.KimH6965Hispromiseדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696regardingעָלַי֮'a.LaiH5921me, sayingH559, ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518your sonsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121areH8104carefulH8104about their wayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870,to walkלָלֶ֤כֶתla.Le.khetH1980beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440Me intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their heartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605their soulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315,you shall not be deprivedיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772of a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to occupyמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

5“Now you yourselfאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571knowיָדַ֡עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045whatH834Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870didעָ֨שָׂה'A.sahH6213to me, whatH834he didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213to the twoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the armiesצִבְא֣וֹתtziv.'otH6635of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֜רnerH5369and toAmasaוְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jetherיֶ֙תֶר֙ye.terH3500,whom he killedוַיַּ֣הַרְגֵ֔םvai.Ya.har.GemH2026; he alsoshedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the bloodדְּמֵֽי־de.mei-H1818of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in peaceבְּשָׁלֹ֑םbe.sha.LomH7965.And he putוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of warמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421on his beltבַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙ba.cha.go.ra.ToH2290that was on his waistבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,and on his sandalsוּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹu.ve.na.'a.LoH5275that were on his feetבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.

6So actוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213as your wisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451dictates,and do not let his grayH7872hairשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872goH3381downH3381toSheolשְׁאֹֽל׃ סshe.'OlH7585in peaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

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