Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 20:14-18

14And he wentוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478unto AbelH59,and to Beth–maachahH1038,and all the Beritesהַבֵּרִ֑ים סha.be.RimH1276:and they were gathered togetherוַיִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּvai.yik.le.huH7035 H6950,and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935also afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

15And they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696him in AbelH59of Beth–maachahH1038,and they cast upוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210a bankסֹֽלְלָה֙so.le.LahH5550against the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and it stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the trenchבַּחֵ֑לba.ChelH2426:and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that werewith Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097batteredמַשְׁחִיתִ֖םmash.chi.TimH7843the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346,to throw it downלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307.

16Then criedוַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'H7121a wiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802out of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085;sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559,I pray you, unto Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Come nearקְרַ֣בke.RavH7126hither, that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696with thee.

17And when he was come nearוַיִּקְרַ֣בvai.yik.RavH7126unto her, the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, Artthou Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?And he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am he.Then she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Hearשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thine handmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519.And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I do hearשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085.

18Then she spakeוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,They were wontדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696to speakיְדַבְּר֤וּye.da.be.RuH1696in old timeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,They shall surelyשָׁאֹ֧לsha.'OlH7592askיְשָׁאֲל֛וּye.sha.'a.LuH7592counselat Abelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59:and so they endedהֵתַֽמּוּ׃he.Ta.muH8552the matter.

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