Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 3:24-27

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.

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