Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 1:2-11

2itcameH935evenH776topassH935on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameH935outH4480of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264fromSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586with hisclothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899rent, andearthH776uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218: andsoH4480it was, when hecameH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, that hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to theearthH776, anddidH376obeisance.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, From whence comest thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Outאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413of thecampמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478am Iescapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Howמֶה־meh-H4100wentH413thematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697? Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046meH413. And heansweredוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, Thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971arefledנָ֨סnasH5127from thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andmanyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971also arefallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307anddeadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191; andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121aredeadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191also.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him,Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349knowest thou thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121bedeadמֵ֥תmetH4191?

6And theyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046himsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As IhappenedH7122bychanceH7122uponH5921mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586leanedנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172uponH5921hisspearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595; and,loוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thechariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and thehorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571followed hardafterH5921him.

7And when helookedH7200behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, hesawH7200meH413, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untomeH413. And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005am I.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, Who art thou? And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, I am anAmalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975, Iprayנָ֤אna'H4994thee,besideעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921meH413, andslayוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191meH413, for anguish hathtakenH270holdH270ofmeH413;becauseH3588mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is yetwholeכָל־khol-H3605inmeH413.

10SoH3947Istoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975besideH5921him, and slew him,becauseH3588I wassureיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he couldnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that he wasfallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307: and ItookH3947thecrownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145that wasuponH5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218, and thebraceletוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685that was on hisarmזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220, and havebroughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them hither unto mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on hisclothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899, and rent them; and likewiseallכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376that were with him:

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