Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 2:1-9

1NowH3117thedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732drewוַיִּקְרְב֥וּvai.yik.re.VuH7126nigh that he shoulddieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191; and hechargedוַיְצַ֛וvay.TzavH6680Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Igoהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980thewayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: he thoustrongוְחָזַקְתָּ֖ve.cha.zak.TaH2388therefore, and shew thyself amanלְאִֽישׁ׃le.'IshH376;

3andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת׀mish.Me.retH4931of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, towalkH1870in hiswaysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104hisstatutesחֻקֹּתָ֤יוchu.ko.TavH2708, and hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687, and hisjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוu.mish.pa.TavH4941, and histestimoniesוְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יוve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715,accordingH4941to thatwhichH834iswrittenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, that thou mayest prosper inallH3605that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

4That theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068mayestablishיָקִ֨יםya.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834he spake concerningmeH5315,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518thychildrenבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121takeH8104heedH8104to theirwayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870, towalkH1870beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440meH5315intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theirheartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824and withallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605theirsoulH5315, there shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772thee (saidלֵאמֹ֕רle.MorH559he) amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376on thethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5MoreoverH1571thou knowest alsowhatH834Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870didעָ֨שָׂה'A.sahH6213untomeH5414,evenH1571whatH834hedidעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213to thetwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thehostsצִבְא֣וֹתtziv.'otH6635ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, untoAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֜רnerH5369, and untoAmasaוְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJetherיֶ֙תֶר֙ye.terH3500,whomH834heslewוַיַּ֣הַרְגֵ֔םvai.Ya.har.GemH2026, andshedH7760thebloodדְּמֵֽי־de.mei-H1818ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֑םbe.sha.LomH7965, andputוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofwarמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421uponH7760his girdle that wasaboutיָדַ֡עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045hisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975, and in hisshoesוּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹu.ve.na.'a.LoH5275that were on hisfeetבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.

6Doוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213therefore according to thywisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451, andletH3381notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808his hoarheadשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872goH3381downH3381to the grave inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

7But shewkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617unto thesonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121ofBarzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569, andletH1961them be ofthoseH1121thateatבְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at thytableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979: forsoכֵן֙khenH3651theycameH1961tomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413when Ifledבְּבָרְחִ֕יbe.va.re.ChiH1272fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

8And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, there is with theeShimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617, theBenjamiteH1145, ofBahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980, whocursedקִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ki.La.niH7043meH5973with a grievouscurseקְלָלָ֣הke.la.LahH7045in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117when IwentH3381toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266: but hecameH3381downיָרַ֤דya.RadH3381tomeetH7125meH5973atJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and I sware to him by theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I willnotאִם־'im-H518putאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191thee todeathH4191with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore hold himnotאַל־'al-H408guiltless, for thou art awiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376; and thou wiltknowוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou oughtest todoתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213unto him, and thou shaltbringוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381his hoarheadשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872downH3381to the grave withbloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.

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