Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 4:5-9

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.

6And they came thitherבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935into the midstתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, as thoughthey would have fetchedלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406;and they smoteוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221him under the fifthהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib:and Rechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251escapedנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.

7For when they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,he layשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901on his bedמִטָּתוֹ֙mi.ta.ToH4296in his bedchamberבַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹba.cha.Dar mish.ka.VoH4904 H2315,and they smoteוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.huH5221him, and slewוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him, and beheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּvai.ya.Si.ruH5493him, and tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his headH7218,and gat them awayH3212throughדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the plainהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160all nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

8And they broughtוַ֠יָּבִאוּVai.ya.vi.'uH935the headרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218of Ish–boshethH378unto Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732to Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Ish–boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586thine enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֔'o.yiv.KhaH341,which soughtבִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.KeshH1245thy lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;And Yhwhיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068hathוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414avengedנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֨יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of Saulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586,and of his seedוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.

9And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394and Baanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,the sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, AsYhwhיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,who hath redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315out of all adversityצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,

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