New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 20:1-9

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.

4Now the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021, “Summonהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063for me withinthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and be presentעֲמֹֽד׃'a.ModH5975hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859.”

5So Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to summonלְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'IkH2199the men ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, but he wasdelayedוַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherH309longer thanמִן־min-H4480the setH4150timeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had designatedיְעָדֽוֹ׃ סye.'a.DoH3259for him.

6And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075will doH7489us moreמִן־min-H4480harmH7489thanH4480Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53;takeקַ֞חkachH3947your lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650and pursueוּרְדֹ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יוu.re.Dof 'a.cha.RavH7291 H310him, soH6435thatH6435he does notH6435findמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672for himself fortifiedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892and escapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337from our sightעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.”

7So Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menH376wentH3318outH3318afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him,along with the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the warriorsהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368;and they leftH3318Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖יlir.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8When they were at the largeהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021cameבָּ֣אba'H935to meetלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. Now Joabוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097was dressedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296 H3830in his militaryמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH4055attireH3830,and overH5921it he hada beltחֲג֥וֹרcha.GorH2290with a swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719in its sheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593strappedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775on at his waistמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975;and as he wentH3318forwardH3318,it fellH5307outH5307.

9And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Amasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, “Is it goingH7965wellH7965for you, my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?” AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookH270holdוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270of Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by the beardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with his rightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027to kissלִנְשָׁק־lin.shok-H5401him.

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