Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 18:14-17

14Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,I may not tarryאֹחִ֣ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176thus with theeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.And he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969dartsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in his handבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709,and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628them through the heartH3820of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, while he wasyet aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in the midst of the oakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

15And tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235young menנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armourכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627compassed aboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437and smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,and slewוַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃vay.mi.Tu.huH4191him.

16And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725from pursuingמִרְדֹ֖ףmir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097held backחָשַׂ֥ךְcha.SakhH2820the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17And they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into a greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in the woodבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293,and laidוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530of stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68upon him: and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

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