Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 3

1Nowוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961there waslongאֲרֻכָּ֔ה'a.ru.KahH752warהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: andDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732waxedstrongerוְחָזֵ֔קve.cha.ZekH2390andstrongerH2390, but thehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586waxedweakerוְדַלִּֽים׃ סve.da.LimH1800andweakerH1800.

2And untoDavidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732weresonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121bornוַיִּוָּלְד֧וּvai.ye.le.duH3205inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275: and hisfirstbornבְכוֹרוֹ֙ve.kho.RoH1060wasAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550, ofAhinoamלַאֲחִינֹ֖עַםla.'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159;

3and hissecondוּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּu.mish.Ne.huH4932,Chileabכִלְאָ֔בkhil.'AvH3609, ofAbigailלַאֲֽבִיגַ֕יִלla.'a.vi.gelH26thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִ֑יha.kar.me.LiH3761; and thethirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofMaacahמַעֲכָ֔הma.'a.KhahH4601thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofTalmaiתַּלְמַ֖יtal.MaiH8526kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשֽׁוּר׃ge.ShurH1650;

4and thefourthוְהָרְבִיעִ֖יve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243,Adonijahאֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה'a.do.ni.YahH138thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHaggithחַגִּ֑יתcha.GitH2294; and thefifthוְהַחֲמִישִׁ֖יve.ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549,Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֥הshe.fat.YahH8203thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAbitalאֲבִיטָֽל׃'a.vi.TalH37;

5and thesixthוְהַשִּׁשִּׁ֣יve.hash.shi.ShiH8345,Ithreamיִתְרְעָ֔םyit.re.'AmH3507, ofEglahלְעֶגְלָ֖הle.'eg.LahH5698David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802.Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428werebornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.

6And itcomeוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassבִּֽהְיוֹת֙bih.yOtH1961,whileהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961there waswarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thatAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74madeH2388himselfH2388strongH2388in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

7NowH935Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586had aconcubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370,whoseH8034nameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345: andIsh-boshethH559saidH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, Wherefore hast thougoneH935in unto myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1concubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?

8Then wasAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966wroth for thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofIsh-boshethH378, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Am I adog’sכֶּ֥לֶבKe.levH3611headהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218that belongeth toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063? Thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213I shewkindnessחֶ֜סֶדChe.sedH2617unto thehouseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, and to hisfriendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828, and havenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808deliveredH3027theeintoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and yet thou chargestmeוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117with afaultהִמְצִיתִ֖ךָhim.tzi.Ti.khaH4672concerning thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802.

9Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74, andmoreH3254also,ifכִּ֗יKiH3588, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650toDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213notH3254evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588soH3651to him;

10to translate thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, and tosetH6965upH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and overJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to Beer-sheba.

11And hecouldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74anotherע֔וֹדodH5750wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,becauseH3372hefearedמִיִּרְאָת֖וֹmi.yir.'a.ToH3372him.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732on hisbehalfעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Whoseלְמִי־le.mi-H4310is thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559also,Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772thyleagueבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285withmeאֶל־'el-H413, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shall be with thee, tobringלְהָסֵ֥בle.ha.SevH5437aboutאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto thee.

13And hesaidH559,Wellט֔וֹבTovH2896; I willmakeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772aleagueבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with thee: but onethingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697Irequireשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592of thee, that is, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200myfaceH6440,exceptאִם־'im-H518thoufirstאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259bringH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, when thou comest toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200myfaceH6440.

14AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toIsh-boshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414meH413mywifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324,whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Ibetrothedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781tomeH413for anhundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

15AndIsh-boshethH378sentH7971, andtookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947herH7971fromherH7971husbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, even fromPaltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Laish.

16AndherH413husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980withherH413,weepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1058as hewentהָל֧וֹךְha.LokhH1980, andfollowedאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310herH413toBahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980. Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74unto him,Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725: and hereturnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

17AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74had communication with theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, In timespastתְּמוֹל֙te.mOlH8543yesoughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245forDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overyouעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921:

18nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thendoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it: for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathspokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, By thehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of myservantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I willsaveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outH413of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, andoutH413of thehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

19AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74also spake in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144: andAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentH1004also tospeakH1696in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275allכָּל־kol-H3605thatseemedH5869goodH2896toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and to thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

20SoH6213Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275, andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menH376with him. AndDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeH6213Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74and themenH376that were with him afeastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732, I willariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965andgoH7971, and willgatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478unto mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that they maymakeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with thee, and that thou mayestreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427overallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605that thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desireth. AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971; and hewentH6965inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

22And,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732andJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameH935from a foray, andbroughtH935in agreatרָ֖בravH7227spoilוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998with them: butAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74wasnotאֵינֶ֤נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369withDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275; for he hadsentH7971himawayשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971, and he wasgoneH935inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23WhenJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635that was with him werecomeH935, theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369cameH935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and he hathsentH7971himawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971, and he isgoneH935inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

24ThenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935unto thee;whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100is it that thou hastsentשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971himawayH7971, and he is quitegoneH1980?

25Thou knowestAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369, that hecameH935to deceive thee, and toknowיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045thygoingH935outוְלָדַ֜עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045and thycomingH935in, and toknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605that thou doest.

26And whenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097wascomeH3318outH3318fromDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, and theybroughtH3318himbackוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725from thewellH3045ofSirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626: butDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732knewH3045itnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

27And whenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wasreturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097tookH5186himasideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186intoאֶל־'el-H413themidstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with him quietly, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him there in thebellyהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570, that hediedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, for thebloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818ofAsahelH6214hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28Andafterwardמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I and mykingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467are guiltlessbeforeמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068foreverH5703from thebloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃NerH5369:

29letH408itfallוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307uponH5921theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, anduponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; andletH408therenotH408failיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097one that hath an issue, or that is aleperוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, or that lackethbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

30Soאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Joabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251slewH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74,becauseעַל֩'alH5921he hadkilledהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026theirbrotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214atGibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him,Rendקִרְע֤וּkir.'UH7167yourclothesבִגְדֵיכֶם֙vig.dei.KhemH899, andgirdוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296youאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834withsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242, andmournוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74. Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732followedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310thebierהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

32And theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275: and thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liftedוַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hisvoiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963, andweptוַיֵּבְךְּ֙vai.ye.veKH1058at thegraveקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74; andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.

33And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lamented forAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, ShouldAbnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191as afoolנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036dieth?

34Thyhandsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027werenotH3808boundאֲסֻר֗וֹת'a.su.RotH631,norH3808thyfeetוְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.rag.Lei.khaH7272putהֻגָּ֔שׁוּhu.Ga.shuH5066intoעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921fettersלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִםlin.chush.Ta.yimH5178: as amanH1121fallethbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thechildrenH1121ofiniquityעַוְלָ֖ה'av.LahH5766,soH3808didst thoufallH5307. Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058againוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254over him.

35AndallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameH935to causeDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732toeatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899whileH5750it was yetdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117; butDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sware,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doH6213soH6213tomeH6440, andmoreH5750also,ifאִם־'im-H518Itasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, or aughtelseH5750, till thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121bedownH6440.

36Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971tookהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234noticeH5869of it, and itpleasedH3190them: aswhatsoeverכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213pleasedH3190allכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

37Soהָיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961allכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478understoodוַיֵּדְע֧וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that it wasnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808of thekingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428toslayלְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.MitH4191Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369.

38And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Knowתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045yenotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808that there is aprinceשַׂ֣רsarH8269and agreatוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419manH1419fallenנָפַ֛לna.FalH5307thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

39And I am thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117weakרַךְ֙raKhH7390, thoughanointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428; andtheseהָאֵ֛לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870betooH4480hardקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186formeH4480: theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068rewardיְשַׁלֵּ֧םye.sha.LemH7999thewickedהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451doeraccordingH4480to hiswickednessכְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃ פke.ra.'a.ToH7451.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3

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