Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 3:17-19

17And Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74had communicationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697 H1961with the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ye soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245for Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732in timesתְּמוֹל֙te.mOlH8543pastשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.ShomH8032to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over you:

18Now then doעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it:for Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath spokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559of Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,By the handבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of my servantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I will saveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467my peopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and out of the handוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of all their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

19And Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74also spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144:and Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentH3212also to speakלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275all that seemedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869goodH2896to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that seemed goodוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869to the whole houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

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