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2 Samuel 2:18-28

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.

25And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, and becameoneH259troopלַאֲגֻדָּ֣הla.'a.gu.DahH92, andstoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975on thetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of anhillגִּבְעָ֖הgiv.'AhH1389.

26ThenAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Shall theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398foreverהֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ha.la.Ne.tzachH5331?knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּהya.Da'.tahH3045thou not that it will bebitternessמָרָ֥הma.RahH4751in the latterendבָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314? how long shall it be then, before thou wiltbidתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251?

27AndJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, AsGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430livethחַ֚יchaiH2416,unlessלוּלֵ֖אlu.Le'H3884thou hadstspokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696, surely then in themorningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had goneupנַעֲלָ֣הna.'a.LahH5927everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28SoJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, and all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971stoodstillוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975, andpursuedיִרְדְּפ֥וּ אַחֲרֵ֣יyir.de.Fu 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478no more, neitherfoughtלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898they anymoreיָסְפ֥וּya.se.FuH3254.

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