Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 20:3-5

3And Davidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his houseH1004at Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenנָשִׁ֣ים׀na.ShimH802hisconcubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370,whom he had leftH3240to keepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104the houseH1004,and putוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in wardמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931,and fedוַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔םvay.khal.ke.LemH3557them, but went not inבָ֑אVa'H935unto them. So they were shut upצְרֻר֛וֹתtze.ru.RotH6887unto the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of their deathמֻתָ֖ןmu.TanH4191,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424in widowhoodאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021,Assembleהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199me the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063within threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and be thou here presentעֲמֹֽד׃'a.ModH5975.

5So Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentH3212to assembleלְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'IkH2199the men ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:but he tarried longerוַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherH3186 H309than the set timeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150which he had appointedיְעָדֽוֹ׃ סye.'a.DoH3259him.

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