Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 2:26-31

26Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Shall the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398for everהֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ha.la.Ne.tzachH5331?knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּהya.Da'.tahH3045thou not that it will be bitternessמָרָ֥הma.RahH4751in the latter endבָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314?how long shall it be then, ere thou bidתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251?

27And Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, AsGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430livethחַ֚יchaiH2416,unlessלוּלֵ֖אlu.Le'H3884thou hadst spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,surely then in the morningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had gone upנַעֲלָ֣הna.'a.LahH5927every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628a trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stood stillוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975,and pursuedיִרְדְּפ֥וּyir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478no more, neither foughtלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898they any moreיָסְפ֥וּya.se.FuH3254.

29And Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582walkedH1980all that nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915through the plainבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,and passed overוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and went throughH3212all Bithronהַבִּתְר֔וֹןha.bit.RonH1338,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.

30And Joabוְיוֹאָ֗בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74:and when he had gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971togetherH6908,there lackedוַיִּפָּ֨קְד֜וּvai.yi.Pa.ke.DuH6485of David’sדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650nineteenתִּשְׁעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רtish.'ah- 'a.SarH6240 H8672menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and AsahelH6214.

31But the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732had smittenהִכּוּ֙hi.KuH5221of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,and of Abner’sאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74menוּבְאַנְשֵׁ֖יu.ve.'an.SheiH582, so thatthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםve.shi.ShimH8346menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.

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