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1 Kings 2:5-9

5Moreover thouknowestיָדַ֡עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045also whatJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870didעָ֨שָׂה'A.sahH6213to me, and what hedidעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213to thetwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thearmiesצִבְא֣וֹתtziv.'otH6635ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֜רnerH5369, and toAmasaוְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJetherיֶ֙תֶר֙ye.terH3500, whom heslewוַיַּ֣הַרְגֵ֔םvai.Ya.har.GemH2026, andshedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thebloodדְּמֵֽי־de.mei-H1818ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֑םbe.sha.LomH7965, andputוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofwarמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421upon hisbeltבַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ֙ba.cha.go.ra.ToH2290that was about hisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975, and in hisshoesוּֽבְנַעֲל֖וֹu.ve.na.'a.LoH5275that were on hisfeetבְּרַגְלָֽיו׃be.rag.LavH7272.

6Doוְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213therefore according to thywisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451, and let not his grayheadשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872godownתוֹרֵ֧דto.RedH3381to thegraveשְׁאֹֽל׃ סshe.'OlH7585inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

7Butshowתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617to thesonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121ofBarzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569, and let them be of those thateatבְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at thytableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979: for so theycameקָרְב֣וּka.re.VuH7126to me when Ifledבְּבָרְחִ֕יbe.va.re.ChiH1272becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

8And, behold, thou hast with theeShimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617, aBenjamiteH1145ofBahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980, whocursedקִֽלְלַ֙נִי֙ki.La.niH7043me with agrievousנִמְרֶ֔צֶתnim.Re.tzetH4834curseקְלָלָ֣הke.la.LahH7045in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117when IwentH3212toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266: but he camedownיָרַ֤דya.RadH3381tomeetH7125me atJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, and Isworeוָאֶשָּׁ֨בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to him by theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I will not put thee todeathאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191with theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9Now therefore hold him notguiltlessתְּנַקֵּ֔הוּte.na.Ke.huH5352: for thou art awiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, andknowestוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045what thou oughtest todoתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213to him; but his grayheadשֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.ToH7872do thou bringdownוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381to thegraveשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585withbloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.

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