Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 2:28-33

28And thetidingsוְהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ve.ha.she.mu.'AhH8052cameבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097hadturnedנָטָה֙na.TahH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה'a.do.ni.YahH138,thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588heturnedנָטָ֑הna.TahH5186notלֹ֣אlo'H3808afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53. AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097fledוַיָּ֤נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127unto theTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andcaughtH2388holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵ֖קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on thehornsבְּקַרְנ֥וֹתbe.kar.NotH7161of thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

29And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֞דvai.yu.GadH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097isfledנָ֤סnasH5127unto theTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, he is by thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196. ThenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010sentH7971Benaiahבְּנָיָ֧הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֛עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,GoH7971,fallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293uponאֶל־'el-H413him.

30AndBenaiahבְנָיָ֜הוּve.na.Ya.huH1141cameH935to theTentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,ComeH935forthצֵ֔אTze'H3318. And hesaidH559, Nay; but I willdieאָמ֑וּת'a.MutH4191hereפֹ֣הfohH6311. AndBenaiahבְּנָיָ֤הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141broughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697againוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saidH559Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097, andthusוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541heansweredH559meH413.

31And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559unto him,Doעֲשֵׂה֙'a.SehH6213as he hathsaidH559, andfallוּפְגַע־u.fe.ga'-H6293uponמֵעָלַ֕יme.'a.LaiH5921him, andburyוּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹu.ke.var.ToH6912him; that thou mayesttakeH5493awayH5493thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818,whichH834Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097shedשָׁפַ֣ךְsha.FakhH8210withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֗םchi.NamH2600, frommeוּמֵעַ֖לu.me.'AlH5921and from myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

32And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068shallreturnוְהֵשִׁיב֩ve.he.ShivH7725hisbloodדָּמ֜וֹda.MoH1818uponH5921hisownH376headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,becauseH5921hefellפָּגַ֣עpa.Ga'H6293uponH5921twoבִּשְׁנֵֽי־bish.nei-H8147menH376moreמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480righteousצַדִּקִ֨יםtza.di.KimH6662andbetterוְטֹבִ֤יםve.to.VimH2896thanH4480he, andslewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֣םvai.ya.har.GemH2026them with theswordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and myfatherוְאָבִ֥יve.'a.ViH1Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732knewיָדָ֑עya.Da'H3045itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808, to wit,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֥א'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJetherיֶ֖תֶרYe.terH3500,captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

33SoH1961shall theirbloodדְמֵיהֶם֙de.mei.HemH1818returnוְשָׁ֤בוּve.Sha.vuH7725uponH1961theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, anduponH1961theheadוּבְרֹ֥אשׁu.ve.RoshH7218of hisseedזַרְע֖וֹzar.'OH2233foreverלְעֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769: but untoDavidוּלְדָוִ֡דu.le.da.VidH1732, and unto hisseedוּ֠לְזַרְעוֹu.le.zar.'oH2233, and unto hishouseוּלְבֵית֨וֹu.le.vei.ToH1004, and unto histhroneוּלְכִסְא֜וֹu.le.khis.'OH3678, shall there bepeaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965foreverעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769from theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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