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2 Samuel 2:14-17

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.

17And there was a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966soreקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;and Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74was beatenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062,and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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