New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 18:14-17

14Then Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will notwasteH3176timeH3176hereכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with you.”So he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in his handבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628them through the heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53while he was stillעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in themidstבְּלֵ֥בbe.LevH3820of the oakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

15And tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288who carriedנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armorכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627gatheredH5437aroundH5437and struckוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53and killedוַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃vay.mi.Tu.huH4191him.

16ThenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725from pursuingמִרְדֹ֖ףmir.DofH7291Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,for Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097restrainedחָשַׂ֥ךְcha.SakhH2820the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17And they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53and threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him intoa deepהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in the forestבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293, anderectedוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324overעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921him a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966largeגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419pileגַּל־gal-H1530of stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68. Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his owntentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

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