New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 3:27-30

27So when Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097tookH5186him asideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186into the middleתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with him privatelyבַּשֶּׁ֑לִיba.She.liH7987,and thereשָׁם֙shamH8033he struckוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570,so that he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191on account of the bloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818of his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251AsahelH6214.

28Afterwardמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310,when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085aboutthis, he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I and my kingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467are innocentנָקִ֨יna.KiH5355beforeמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH4480 H5973the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769of the bloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818of Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃NerH5369.

29May it turnיָחֻ֙לוּ֙ya.Chu.luH2342upon the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and on allכָּל־kol-H3605his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and may there not be eliminatedיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097someone who suffersH2100a dischargeזָ֠בzavH2100,or has leprosyוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879, orholdsוּמַחֲזִ֥יקu.ma.cha.ZikH2388the spindleבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְba.Pe.lekhH6418,or fallsוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,or lacksוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.”

30So Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74becauseעַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834he had putH4191their brotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214toH4191deathH4191in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391.

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