Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 20:1-9

1And therehappenedנִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'H7122to be there amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Belial,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075, a Benjamite: and heblewוַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,WeH8033havenoH3808portionחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506inDavidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732,neitherH3808haveweH8033inheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to histentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Soמִן־min-H4480allכָּל־kol-H3605themenאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andfollowedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiH1075: but themenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063clave unto theirkingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428, fromJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3AndDavidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to hishouseH1004atJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH3947thetenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenנָשִׁ֣ים׀na.ShimH802hisconcubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadleftH5414tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104thehouseH1004, andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in ward, andprovidedH3557them withsustenanceH3557, butwentבָ֑אVa'H935notלֹא־lo'-H3808in unto them.SoH3947they were shutupעַד־'ad-H5704unto thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theirdeathH4194,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424inwidowhoodאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

4ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021,CallH559meH413themenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063togetherהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199withinH413threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, and be thouhereפֹּ֥הpohH6311presentעֲמֹֽד׃'a.ModH5975.

5SoH4480Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021went tocallH2199the men ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH2199: but he tarried longerthanH4480thesetH834timewhichH834he hadappointedהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150him.

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258shallShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075dousאֶל־'el-H413moreמִן־min-H4480harmthanH4480didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:takeקַ֞חkachH3947thou thylord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650, andpursueוּרְדֹ֣ףu.re.DofH7291afterאַחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hegetH3947him fencedcitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892, andescapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337outH4480of oursightעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.

7And therewentH3318outH3318afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310himJoab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menH376, and theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376: and theywentH3318outH3318ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8When they were at thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021cameH935tomeetלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097wasgirdedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296with hisapparelלְבֻשׁ֗וּle.vu.ShuH3830ofwarH2719that he hadputH935on, andthereonוְעָלָ֞יוve.'a.loH5921was a girdle with aswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719fastenedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775uponעַל־'al-H5921hisloinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975in thesheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593thereof; and as hewentH3318forthH3318itfellוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307outH3318.

9AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Is itwellהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965with thee, mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by thebeardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with hisrightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027to kiss him.

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