Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 3:22-30

22And, behold, the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameבָּ֣אba'H935from pursuinga troopמֵֽהַגְּד֔וּדme.ha.ge.DudH1416,and brought inהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935a greatרָ֖בravH7227spoilוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998with them: but Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74wasnot with Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275;for he had sent him awayשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971,and he was goneH3212in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23When Joabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097and all the armyהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635that waswith him were comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935,they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and he hath sent him awayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971,and he is goneH3212in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

24Then Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What hast thou doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?behold, Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935unto thee; why is it thatthou hast sent him awayשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971,and he is quiteH1980goneH3212?

25Thou knowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֔רNerH5369,that he cameבָּ֑אBa'H935to deceiveלְפַתֹּתְךָ֖le.fa.to.te.KhaH6601thee, and to knowוְלָדַ֜עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thy going outמוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙mo.tza.'a.KhaH4161and thy coming inמ֣וֹבָאֶ֔ךָmi.vo.'e.khaH3996 H4126,and to knowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045all that thou doestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.

26And when Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097was come outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74,which brought him againוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725from the wellמִבּ֣וֹרmi.BorH953of Sirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626:but Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732knewיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not.

27And when Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74was returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097took him asideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186inאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH8432 H413the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with him quietlyבַּשֶּׁ֑לִיba.She.liH7987,and smoteוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him there under the fifthהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib,that he diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,for the bloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818of AsahelH6214his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28And afterwardמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it,he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I and my kingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467areguiltlessנָקִ֨יna.KiH5355before Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769from the bloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818of Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃NerH5369:

29Let it restיָחֻ֙לוּ֙ya.Chu.luH2342on the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and on all his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and let there not failיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097one that hath an issueזָ֠בzavH2100,or that is a leperוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879,or that leanethוּמַחֲזִ֥יקu.ma.cha.ZikH2388on a staffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְba.Pe.lekhH6418,or that fallethוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307on the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,or that lackethוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

30So Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74,because he had slainהֵמִ֜יתhe.MitH4191their brotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214at Gibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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