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2 Samuel 20:16-22

16Thencriedוַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'H7121awiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802out of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085;sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559, I pray you, toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Comeקְרַ֣בke.RavH7126here, that I mayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696with thee.

17And when he was comenearוַיִּקְרַ֣בvai.yik.RavH7126to her, thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, Art thouJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097? And heansweredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am he . Then shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him,Hearשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thyhandmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I dohearשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085.

18Then shespokeוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, They wereaccustomedדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696tospeakיְדַבְּר֤וּye.da.be.RuH1696in oldtimeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, They shallsurelyשָׁאֹ֧לsha.'OlH7592askיְשָׁאֲל֛וּye.sha.'a.LuH7592counsel atAbelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59: and so theyendedהֵתַֽמּוּ׃he.Ta.muH8552the matter .

19I am one of them that arepeaceableשְׁלֻמֵ֖יshe.lu.MeiH7999andfaithfulH539inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thouseekestמְבַקֵּ֗שׁme.va.KeshH1245todestroyלְהָמִ֨יתle.ha.MitH4191acityעִ֤יר'irH5892and amotherוְאֵם֙ve.'EmH517inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: why wilt thou swallowupתְבַלַּ֖עte.va.La'H1104theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068?

20AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Far beitחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486, far beitחָלִ֙ילָה֙cha.Li.lahH2486from me, that I should swallowupאֲבַלַּ֖ע'a.va.La'H1104ordestroyאַשְׁחִֽית׃'ash.ChitH7843.

21Thematterהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697is not so: but amanאִישׁ֩'ishH376ofmountמֵהַ֨רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֜יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,Shebaשֶׁ֧בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִ֣יbikh.RiH1075bynameשְׁמ֗וֹshe.MoH8034, hath liftedupנָשָׂ֤אna.Sa'H5375hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027against thekingבַּמֶּ֣לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428, even againstDavidבְּדָוִ֔דbe.da.VidH1732:deliverתְּנֽוּ־te.nu-H5414him only, and I willdepartH3212from thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892. And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, Behold, hisheadרֹאשׁ֛וֹro.ShoH7218shall bethrownמֻשְׁלָ֥ךְmush.LakhH7993to theeoverבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

22Then thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802wentוַתָּבוֹא֩va.ta.Vo'H935to all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971in herwisdomבְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּbe.cha.khe.ma.TahH2451. And they cutoffוַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772theheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofShebaשֶׁ֤בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִי֙bikh.RiH1075, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993it out toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097. And heblewוַיִּתְקַע֙vai.yit.Ka'H8628atrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782, and theyretiredוַיָּפֻ֥צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327from thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹהָלָ֑יוle.'o.ha.LavH168. AndJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

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