Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 3:31-39

31And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,and to all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that werewith him, Rendקִרְע֤וּkir.'UH7167your clothesבִגְדֵיכֶם֙vig.dei.KhemH899,and girdוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296you with sackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242,and mournוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74.And kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732himselffollowedהֹלֵ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יho.Lekh 'a.cha.ReiH310 H1980the bierהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

32And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275:and the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lifted upוַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'H5375his voiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963,and weptוַיֵּבְךְּ֙vai.ye.veKH1058at the graveקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913of Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74;and all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.

33And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lamentedוַיְקֹנֵ֥ןvay.ko.NenH6969over Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Diedיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74as a foolנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036diethהַכְּמ֥וֹתha.ke.MotH4194?

34Thy handsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027werenot boundאֲסֻר֗וֹת'a.su.RotH631,nor thy feetוְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.rag.Lei.khaH7272putהֻגָּ֔שׁוּhu.Ga.shuH5066into fettersלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִםlin.chush.Ta.yimH5178:as a man fallethכִּנְפ֛וֹלkin.FolH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440wickedעַוְלָ֖ה'av.LahH5766menבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121, sofellestנָפָ֑לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307thou. And all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058againוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254over him.

35And when allH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to causeH1262Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732to eatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262meatלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899while it was yetבְּע֣וֹדbe.'odH5750dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,So doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430to me, and more alsoיֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,if I tasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,or oughtמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972else, tillלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the sunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121be downבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935.

36And all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971took noticeהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234of it,and it pleasedוַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.nei.HemH5869 H3190them: as whatsoever the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH2896 H5869all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

37For all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478understoodוַיֵּדְע֧וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that it was not of the kingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428to slayלְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.MitH4191Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369.

38And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Knowתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045ye not that there is a princeשַׂ֣רsarH8269and a great manוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419fallenנָפַ֛לna.FalH5307this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

39And I amthis dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117weakרַךְ֙raKhH7390,though anointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;and these menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870betoo hardקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186for me: Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall rewardיְשַׁלֵּ֧םye.sha.LemH7999the doer of evilלְעֹשֵׂ֥הle.'o.SehH6213according to his wickednessH7451.

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