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2 Samuel 2:12-24

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֖יve.'av.DeiH5650ofIshboshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318fromMahanaimמִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִםmi.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266toGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹנָה׃giv.'o.nahH1391.

13AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֨בve.yo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732, wentoutיָֽצְא֔וּya.tze.'UH3318, andmetוַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּםvai.yif.ge.ShumH6298togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162by thepoolבְּרֵכַ֥תbe.re.KhatH1295ofGibeonגִּבְע֖וֹןgiv.'onH1391: and they satdownוַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּvai.Ye.she.VuH3427, the one on the one side of thepoolהַבְּרֵכָה֙ha.be.re.KhahH1295, and the other on the other side of thepoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

14AndAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, Let the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288nowariseיָק֤וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965, andfightוִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּvi.sa.cha.KuH7832beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us. AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let themariseיָקֻֽמוּ׃ya.Ku.muH6965.

15Then therearoseוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentoverוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674bynumberבְמִסְפָּ֑רve.mis.ParH4557twelveשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240ofBenjaminלְבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.vin.ya.MinH1144, who pertained toIshboshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andtwelveוּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

16And theycaughtוַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּvai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388everyoneאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376hisopponentרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453by theheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218, and thrust hisswordוְחַרְבּוֹ֙ve.char.BoH2719in hisopponent’sרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453sideבְּצַ֣דbe.TzadH6654; so they felldownוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: therefore thatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121HelkathhazzurimH2521, which is inGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

17And there was averyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966fierceקָשָׁ֥הka.ShahH7186battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; andAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wassmittenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062, and themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

18And there werethreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870there,Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097, andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52, andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214: andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙va.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was aslightקַ֣לkalH7031offootבְּרַגְלָ֔יוbe.rag.LavH7272asaכְּאַחַ֥דke.'a.ChadH259wildבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704roeהַצְּבָיִ֖םha.tze.va.YimH6643.

19AndAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74; and ingoingH3212heturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186not to the righthandהַיָּמִין֙hai.ya.MinH3225nor to theleftהַשְּׂמֹ֔אולha.se.MolH8040fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74.

20ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Art thouAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214? And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am .

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Turn theeasideנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186to thy righthandיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225or to thyleftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040, and layholdוֶאֱחֹ֣זve.'e.ChozH270ononeאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the youngmenמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288, andtakeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947to thee hisarmourחֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.ToH2488. ButAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not turnasideלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.

22AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254toAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, Turn theeasideס֥וּרsurH5493fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me: why should Ismiteאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221thee to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776? how then should I holdupאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myfaceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440toJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

23But herefusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ןvay.ma.'EnH3985to turnasideלָס֗וּרla.SurH5493: thereforeAbnerאַבְנֵר֩'av.NerH74with the bluntendבְּאַחֲרֵ֨יbe.'a.cha.ReiH310of thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595smoteוַיַּכֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221himunderH413thefifthהַחֹ֗מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib, that thespearהַֽחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595cameoutוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318behindמֵאַחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him; and he felldownוַיִּפָּל־vai.yi.pol-H5307there, anddiedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the sameplaceתַּחְתָּ֑יוta.cha.tovH8478: and it came to pass, that as many ascameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935to theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֩ha.ma.kOmH4725whereAsahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214felldownנָ֨פַלNa.falH5307anddiedוַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.MotH4191stoodstillוַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃Vai.ya.'a.Mo.duH5975.

24Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097also andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֖יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74: and thesunוְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁve.ha.She.meshH8121wentdownבָּ֔אָהBa.'ahH935when they hadcomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to thehillגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1389ofAmmahאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH522, that liethbeforeפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440Giahגִ֔יחַGi.achH1520by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofGibeonגִּבְעֽוֹן׃giv.'onH1391.

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