Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 20:6-8

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.

7And there went outוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him Joab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582,and the Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774,and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,and all the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368:and they went outוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318of Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,to pursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8When they wereat the greatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68which isin Gibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentבָּ֣אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. And Joab’sוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097garmentמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH4055that he had put onלְבֻשׁ֗וּle.vu.ShuH3830was girdedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296unto him, and upon it a girdleH2289witha swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719fastenedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775upon his loinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975in the sheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593thereof; and as he went forthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318it fell outוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307.

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