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2 Samuel 20:1-9

1And therehappenedנִקְרָ֜אnik.Ra'H7122to be there aworthlessבְּלִיַּ֗עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, whosenameוּשְׁמ֛וֹu.she.MoH8034wasShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075, aBenjamiteH1145: and heblewוַיִּתְקַ֣עvai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֗רba.sho.FarH7782, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, We have nopartחֵ֜לֶקChe.lekH2506inDavidבְּדָוִ֗דbe.da.VidH1732, neither have weinheritanceנַֽחֲלָה־na.cha.lah-H5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448:everyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to histentsלְאֹהָלָ֖יוle.'o.ha.LavH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2So everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478withdrewוַיַּ֜עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,followedאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֑יbikh.RiH1075: but themenוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063heldfastדָּבְק֣וּda.ve.KuH1692to theirkingבְמַלְכָּ֔םve.mal.KamH4428, fromJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383even toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3AndDavidדָוִ֣דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to hishouseH1004atJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thetenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235womenנָשִׁ֣ים׀na.ShimH802hisconcubinesפִּלַגְשִׁ֡יםpi.lag.ShimH6370, whom he hadleftH3240tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104thehouseH1004, andputוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them incustodyמִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙mish.Me.retH4931, andfedוַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔םvay.khal.ke.LemH3557them, but went notinבָ֑אVa'H935to them. So they were shutupצְרֻר֛וֹתtze.ru.RotH6887to thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of theirdeathמֻתָ֖ןmu.TanH4191,livingחַיּֽוּת׃ סchai.YutH2424inwidowhoodאַלְמְנ֥וּת'al.me.NutH491.

4Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021,Assembleהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199to me themenאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063withinthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, and be thou herepresentעֲמֹֽד׃'a.ModH5975.

5SoAmasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentH3212toassembleלְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'IkH2199the men ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: but he tarriedlongerוַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherH309 H3186than the settimeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150which he hadappointedיְעָדֽוֹ׃ סye.'a.DoH3259him.

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, Now shallShebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075do us moreharmH3415than didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:takeקַ֞חkachH3947thou thylord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650, andpursueוּרְדֹ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יוu.re.Dof 'a.cha.RavH7291 H310him, lest hegetמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672for himselffortifiedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892, andescapeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337usעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.

7And there wentoutוַיֵּצְא֤וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310himJoab’sיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582, and theCherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֥יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774, and thePelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֖יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432, and all the mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368: and they wentoutוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

8When they were at thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֤בֶןha.'E.venH68which is inGibeonבְּגִבְע֔וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֖אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentבָּ֣אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them. AndJoab’sוְיוֹאָ֞בve.yo.'AvH3097garmentמִדּ֣וֹmi.DoH4055that he had putonלְבֻשׁ֗וּle.vu.ShuH3830wasgirdedחָג֣וּר׀cha.GurH2296to him, and upon it abeltH2289with aswordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719fastenedמְצֻמֶּ֤דֶתme.tzu.Me.detH6775upon hisloinsמָתְנָיו֙ma.te.NavH4975in itssheathבְּתַעְרָ֔הּbe.ta'.RahH8593; and as he wentforthיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318it felloutוַתִּפֹּֽל׃ סva.ti.PolH5307.

9AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAmasaלַעֲמָשָׂ֔אla.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Art thou inhealthהֲשָׁל֥וֹםha.sha.LomH7965, mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097tookוַתֹּ֜חֶזva.To.chezH270Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021by thebeardבִּזְקַ֥ןbiz.KanH2206with therightיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225handיַד־yad-H3027tokissלִנְשָׁק־lin.shok-H5401him.

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