Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 3:6-27

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.

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