Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 3:13-16

13And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wellט֔וֹבTovH2896;I will makeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772a leagueבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with thee: but oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697I requireשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592of thee, that isלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,Thou shalt not seeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200my faceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440,except thou firstלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440bringהֱבִיאֲךָ֗he.vi.'a.KhaH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,when thou comestבְּבֹאֲךָ֖be.vo.'a.KhaH935to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200my faceפָּנָֽי׃ סpa.NaiH6440.

14And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Ish–boshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414memy wifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,which I espousedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781to me for an hundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

15And Ish–boshethH378sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971,and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her from herhusbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, evenfrom Phaltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laishלָֽיִשׁ׃lushH3919 H3889.

16And her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentH3212with her along weepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058 H1980behindאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her to Bahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980.Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74unto him, GoH3212,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725.And he returnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

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