Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 2:9-12

9And made him kingוַיַּמְלִכֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yam.li.Khe.huH4427over Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,and over the Ashuritesהָאֲשׁוּרִ֖יha.'a.shu.RiH805,and over Jezreelיִזְרְעֶ֑אלyiz.re.'ElH3157,and over Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,and over Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Ish–boshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֨ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכוֹ֙be.ma.le.KhoH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and reignedמָלָ֑ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.But the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

11And the timeמִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔יםmis.Par hai.ya.MimH3117 H4557that Davidדָוִ֥דda.VidH1732was kingמֶ֛לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֖וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275over the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063was sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֥הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃ סcho.da.ShimH2320.

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.

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