Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 18:11-15

11AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto themanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, Andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, thou sawest it, andwhyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069didst thounotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808smiteהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221him there to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776? and I would havegivenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414theetenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235pieces ofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701, and a girdle.

12And themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588I shouldreceiveשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505pieces ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701in minehandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027, yet would InotH3808putH7971forthH7971minehandH3027againstעַל־'al-H5921theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121: for in ourhearingבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thee andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bewareשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104thatnoneH3808touch theyoungבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288manH376Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53.

13OtherwiseH3808ifאֽוֹ־'o-H176I had dealtfalselyשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267againstמִן־min-H4480hislifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315, (and there isnoH3808matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697hidיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582from thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,) then thou thyself wouldest havestoodתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320aloof.

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, I maynotלֹא־lo'-H3808tarrythusכֵ֖ןkhenH3651with thee. And hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969darts in hishandבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709, andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628themthroughH3820theheartH3820ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,whileעוֹדֶ֥נּוּo.De.nuH5750he was yetaliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in themidstH3820of theoakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

15Andtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288that bareJoab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armour compassedaboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437andsmoteH5221Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, andslewH5221him.

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