New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 4:9-12

9But Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394and his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251Baanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196,sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

10whenכִּ֣יkiH3588the one who informedהַמַּגִּיד֩ha.ma.GidH5046me, sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,’ alsoviewedבְּעֵינָ֔יוbe.'ei.NavH5869himselfוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931as the bearerכִמְבַשֵּׂר֙khim.va.SerH1319ofH1319goodH1319newsH1319,I seizedוָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.ZahH270him and killedוָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him in Ziklagבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.LagH6860,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was the rewardH1309I gaveלְתִתִּי־le.ti.ti-H5414him forH1309hisnewsבְּשֹׂרָֽה׃be.so.RahH1309.

11HowH637muchH637 H3588moreH637 H3588,whenH3588wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563menאִישׁ־'ish-H376have killedהָרְג֧וּha.re.GuH2026a righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manH376in his ownhouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004on his bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,shall I not nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258requireאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245his bloodדָּמוֹ֙da.MoH1818from your handsמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmi.yed.KhemH3027and eliminateוּבִעַרְתִּ֥יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197you bothfrom the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?”

12ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680the youngהַנְּעָרִ֜יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,and they killedוַיַּהַרְג֗וּםvai.ya.har.GumH2026them and cutוַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112offH7112their handsיְדֵיהֶם֙ye.dei.HemH3027and feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272,and hungH8518them upH8518besideעַל־'al-H5921the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275.But they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912it in the graveבְקֶֽבֶר־ve.ke.ver-H6913of Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

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