New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 1:1-16

1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,when Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732had returnedשָׁ֔בShavH7725fromthe slaughterמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵ֑קha.'a.ma.LekH6002,that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732stayedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117in Ziklagבְּצִקְלָ֖גbe.tzik.LagH6860.

2And on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameבָּ֤אba'H935fromSaul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264with his clothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167anddustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.And it happenedH1961when he cameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and prostratedH2331himself.

3Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “From whereאֵ֥י'eiH335do you comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935?”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I have escapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422from the campמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

4Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Howמֶה־meh-H4100did thingsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697goהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961?Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me.” And he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “The peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971have fledנָ֨סnasH5127from the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and manyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571have fallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and are deadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191;and Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571deadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.”

5Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349do you knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?”

6The youngהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ByH7122chanceH7122I happenedH7136toH7136beH7136onMountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was leaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and the horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571had overtakenהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃hid.bi.Ku.huH1692him.

7When he lookedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310himself, he sawוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200me, and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to me. And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘HereH2009I am.’

8Then he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?’ And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, ‘I am an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.’

9And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975nextעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921to me and finishH4191me offH4191, foragonyהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661has seizedאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270me becauseH3588mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315stillע֥וֹדodH5750lingers in me.’

10So I stoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975nextH5921to himand finishedH4191him offH4191,becauseH3588I knewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he could not liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had fallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307. AndI tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the crownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218and the bandוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and I have broughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.”

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his clothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899and toreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them, and soalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571didallכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with him.

12And they mournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594and weptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153for Saulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,and for the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

13Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who informedהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Whereאֵ֥י'eiH335are you from?” And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a strangerגֵּ֥רgerH1616,an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.”

14And Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349is it you wereH3372not afraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372to reachH7971outH7971with your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”

15Then Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of the youngמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ComeH5066forwardH5066,putH6293him toH6293deathH6293.”So he struckוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

16And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Your bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818is on your headרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588your ownmouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310has testifiedעָנָ֤ה'a.NahH6030against you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘I have finishedH4191offH4191the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’”

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