Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 2:17-19

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.

18And there were threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870there, Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097,and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214:and Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was aslightקַ֣לkalH7031of footבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272as aכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259wildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704roeהַצְּבָיִ֖םha.tze.va.YimH6643.

19And Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74;and in goingH3212he turnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186not to the right handהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225nor to the leftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אולha.se.MolH8040from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

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