Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 2:18-23

18And thethreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870were there,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097, andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52, andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214: andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was as light offootבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272as awildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704roe.

19AndAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74; and in going heturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186notH3808to therightהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225handH3225norH3808to theleftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אולha.se.MolH8040fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is it thou,Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214? And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is I.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Turnלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493theeasideH5493to thyrightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225handH3225or to thyleftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040, andlayH270theeholdH270on one of theyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288, andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee his armour. ButAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turnH5493asideH5493fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310of him.

22AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againע֣וֹדodH5750toAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turnס֥וּרsurH5493theeasideH5493fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310meH413: wherefore should Ismiteאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221thee to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?howלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100then should I holdupאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

23Howbeit herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985toturnלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493: whereforeAbnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74with the hinderendבְּאַחֲרֵ֨יbe.'a.cha.ReiH310of thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smoteH5221him in thebellyהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570, that thespearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameH935outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318behindמֵאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him; and hefellוַיִּפָּל־vai.yi.pol-H5307downH5221there, anddiedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the sameplaceהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725: and itcameH935topassH935, that as many ascameH935to theplaceH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214fellנָ֨פַלNa.falH5307downH5221anddiedוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191stoodH5975stillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

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