Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 20:9-10

9And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Amasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Artthou in healthהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965,my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by the beardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with the rightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027to kissלִנְשָׁק־lin.shok-H5401him.

10But Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021took no heedנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104to the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719that wasin Joab’sיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027:so he smoteוַיַּכֵּהוּ֩vai.ya.ke.HuH5221him therewith in the fifthהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib,and shed outוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210his bowelsמֵעָ֥יוme.'AvH4578to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and struck him not againשָׁ֥נָהSha.nahH8138;and he diedוַיָּמֹ֑ת סvai.ya.MotH4191.So Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedרָדַ֕ףra.DafH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

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