Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 2:29-34

29And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.GadH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010that Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097was fledנָ֤סnasH5127unto the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and, behold, he isbyאֵ֣צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196.Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH3212,fallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293upon him.

30And Benaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the tabernacleאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,Come forthצֵ֔אTze'H3318.And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Nay; but I will dieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191here. And Benaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH7725the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697againH7725,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thus saidדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097,and thus he answeredעָנָֽנִי׃'a.Na.niH6030me.

31And the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213as he hath saidדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696,and fallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293upon him, and buryוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him; that thou mayest take awayוַהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀va.ha.si.Ro.taH5493the innocentחִנָּ֗םchi.NamH2600bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818,which Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210,from me, and from the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

32And Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shall returnוְהֵשִׁיב֩ve.he.ShivH7725his bloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818upon his own headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,who fellפָּגַ֣עpa.Ga'H6293upon twoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582more righteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662and betterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896than he, and slewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֣םvai.ya.har.GemH2026them with the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,my fatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732not knowingיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045thereof, to wit,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֥א'a.ma.Sa'H6021the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jetherיֶ֖תֶרYe.terH3500,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

33Their bloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818shall therefore returnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725upon the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and upon the headוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of his seedזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233for everלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769:but upon Davidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732,and upon his seedוּ֠לְזַרְעוֹu.le.zar.'oH2233,and upon his houseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004,and upon his throneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678,shall there be peaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769from Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34So Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077went upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon him, and slewוַיְמִתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him: and he was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

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