New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 20:4-13

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.

10But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was not on guardנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104against the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was in Joab’sיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027, sohe struckוַיַּכֵּהוּ֩vai.ya.ke.HuH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570with it and spilledH8210outH8210his intestinesמֵעָ֥יוme.'AvH4578on the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and didH8138not strikehim againH8138,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑ת סvai.ya.MotH4191.Then Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedרָדַ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖יra.Daf 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

11Now oneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376of Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097youngמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288menH5288stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975by him and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoeverמִי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רmi 'a.SherH4310 H834favorsחָפֵ֧ץcha.FetzH2654Joabבְּיוֹאָ֛בbe.yo.'AvH3097and whoeverוּמִ֥י אֲשֶׁר־u.Mi 'a.Sher-H4310 H834is for Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,followאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097!”

12But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021was wallowingמִתְגֹּלֵ֥לmit.go.LelH1556in his ownbloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818in the middleבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the roadהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546.And when the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stoodH5975stillH5975,he removedוַיַּסֵּב֩vai.ya.SevH5437Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021from the roadהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993a garmentבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899overH5921him whenH3512he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935by him stoodH5975stillH5975.

13AsH3512soonH3512asH3512he was removedהֹגָ֖הho.GahH3014from the roadהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546,allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִישׁ֙'ishH376wentH5674onH5674afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖יlir.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

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