Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 20:12-13

12And Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wallowedמִתְגֹּלֵ֥לmit.go.LelH1556in bloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546.And when the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200that all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stood stillעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975,he removedוַיַּסֵּב֩vai.ya.SevH5437Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021out of the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993a clothבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899upon him, when he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that every one that cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935by him stood stillוְעָמָֽד׃ve.'a.MadH5975.

13When he was removedהֹגָ֖הho.GahH3014out of the highwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546,all the peopleאִישׁ֙'ishH376went onעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

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