Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 20:14-22

14And hewentH935throughוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478untoAbelH59, and toBeth-maacahH1038, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theBeritesהַבֵּרִ֑ים סha.be.RimH1276: and they were gathered together, andwentH935alsoafterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

15And theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and besieged him inAbelH59ofBeth-maacahH1038, and theycastH5307upH5975a mountagainstH5921thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and itstoodH5975againstH5921therampartבַּחֵ֑לba.ChelH2426: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097battered thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346, tothrowוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210itdownH5307.

16Thencriedוַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'H7121awiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802outמִן־min-H4480of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085;sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994youעַד־'ad-H5704, untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,ComeH7126nearH7126hither, that I mayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696with thee.

17And hecameH7126nearH7126untoherאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, and thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, Art thouJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am. Then shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Hearשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Idoאָ֑נִי'A.niH589hearשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085.

18ThensheH3651spake,sayingH559, they were wont tospeakH1696inoldבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223time,sayingH559, They shallsurelyH3651askH7592counsel atAbelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59: andsoH3651theyendedהֵתַֽמּוּ׃he.Ta.muH8552the matter.

19I am of them that are peaceable andfaithfulH539inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou seekest todestroyלְהָמִ֨יתle.ha.MitH4191acityעִ֤יר'irH5892and amotherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wilt thouswallowתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104upH1104theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068?

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097answeredH559andsaidH559,Farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it,farחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486be it frommeH2486, that I shouldswallowאֲבַלַּ֖ע'a.va.La'H1104upH1104ordestroyאַשְׁחִֽית׃'ash.ChitH7843.

21Thematterהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֣ןkhenH3651: but amanאִישׁ֩'ishH376of thehillמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֣יbikh.RiH1075bynameשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034, hathliftedנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375upH5375hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027againstH5921thekingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428,evenכִּ֡יkiH3588againstH5921Davidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732:deliverתְּנֽוּ־te.nu-H5414himonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905, and I will depart from thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892. And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, hisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218shall bethrownמֻשְׁלָ֥ךְmush.LakhH7993to thee over thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

22Then thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802wentוַתָּבוֹא֩va.ta.Vo'H935untoallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971inherH3605wisdomבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbe.cha.khe.ma.TahH2451. And theycutוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772offH3772theheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofShebaשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִי֙bikh.RiH1075, andthrewוַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993itoutמֵֽעַל־me.'al-H5921toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097. And heblewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, and they weredispersedוַיָּפֻ֥צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹהָלָ֑יוle.'o.ha.LavH168. AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389unto thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

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