Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 2:12-16

12And Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650of Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318from Mahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266to Gibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391.

13And Joabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,went outיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318,and metוַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּםvai.yif.ge.ShumH6298togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162by the poolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295of Gibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391:and they sat downוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427,the one on the one side of the poolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295,and the other on the other side of the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14And Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Let the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288now ariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965,and playוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּvi.sa.cha.KuH7832beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us. And Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let them ariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.

15Then there aroseוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and went overוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674by numberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147of Benjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, which pertainedto Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and twelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

16And they caughtוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388every oneאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376his fellowרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, and thrusthis swordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719in his fellow’sרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453sideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654;so they fell downוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:wherefore that placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725was calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121Helkath–hazzurimH2521, which isin Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

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