Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 4:2-5

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.)

4And Jonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,had a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121that waslameנְכֵ֣הne.KhehH5223of hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272.He was fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when the tidingsשְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'AtH8052cameבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935of Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083out of Jezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157,and his nurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539took him upוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּva.ti.sa.'E.huH5375,and fledוַתָּנֹ֔סva.ta.NosH5127:and it came to pass, as she made hasteבְּחָפְזָ֥הּbe.cha.fe.ZahH2648to fleeלָנ֛וּסla.NusH5127,that he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307,and became lameוַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַvai.yi.pa.Se.achH6452.And his nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

5And the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Rimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,wentH3212,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935about the heatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Ish–boshethH378,who layשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901on a bedמִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904at noonהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

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