New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 20:1-3

1Nowa worthlessבְּלִיַּ֗עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100manH376happenedנִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'H7122to be thereוְשָׁ֨םve.ShamH8033whose nameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034was Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075,a Benjaminiteיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH376 H3228;and he blewוַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “We haveH369noH369shareחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506in Davidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732,Norוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808do we have an inheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159inthe sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448;EveryH376manH376to his tentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!”

2So allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478withdrewוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiH1075;but the menוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063remainedH1692loyalH1692to their kingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428,from the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383even to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Then Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameH935to his houseבֵּיתוֹ֮bei.ToH1004in Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andthe kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenנָשִׁ֣ים׀na.ShimH802,the concubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had leftH5117behindH5117to takeH8104careH8104of the houseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in custodyבֵּית־ מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙beit- mish.Me.retH1004 H4931and providedH3557them withH3557foodH3557, but did nothaveH935relationsH935withH935them. So they were lockedH6887upH6887untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their deathמֻתָ֖ןmu.TanH4191,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424as widowsאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

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