Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 3:22-39

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.

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