Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 4:1-3

1And when Saul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74was deadמֵ֤תmetH4191in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027were feebleוַיִּרְפּ֖וּvai.yir.PuH7503,and all the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were troubledנִבְהָֽלוּ׃niv.Ha.luH926.

2And Saul’sשָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶן־ven-H1121hadהָי֪וּha.YuH1961twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582that werecaptainsשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of bandsגְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.DimH1416:the nameשֵׁם֩shemH8034of the oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259wasBaanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.NahH1196,and the nameוְשֵׁ֧םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֣יha.she.NiH8145Rechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394,the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417a Beerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144: (for Beerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881also was reckonedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803to Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144:

3And the Beerothitesהַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםha.be.'e.ro.TimH886fledוַיִּבְרְח֥וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272to Gittaimגִּתָּ֑יְמָהgi.Ta.ye.mahH1664,and were sojournersגָּרִ֔יםga.RimH1481there until this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.)

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