Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 20:4-6

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.

6And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Now shall Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075do us more harmH3415than didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:takeקַ֞חkachH3947thou thy lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,and pursueוּרְדֹ֣ףu.re.DofH7291afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, lest he getמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672him fencedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892,and escapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337usעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.

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