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2 Samuel 20:4-13

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.

10ButAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֨אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021took noheedנִשְׁמַ֜רnish.MarH8104to theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶב׀ba.Che.revH2719that was inJoab’sיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027: so hesmoteוַיַּכֵּהוּ֩vai.ya.ke.HuH5221him in thefifthהַחֹ֜מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib, and shedoutוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210his inwardpartsמֵעָ֥יוme.'AvH4578to thegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and struck him notagainשָׁ֥נָהSha.nahH8138; and hediedוַיָּמֹ֑ת סvai.ya.MotH4191. SoJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251pursuedרָדַ֕ףra.DafH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

11Andoneוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376ofJoab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097menמִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖יmi.na.'a.ReiH5288stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975by him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,HeH4310thatfavourethחָפֵ֧ץcha.FetzH2654Joabבְּיוֹאָ֛בbe.yo.'AvH3097, and he that is forDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, let him goafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

12AndAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֛אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wallowedמִתְגֹּלֵ֥לmit.go.LelH1556inbloodבַּדָּ֖םba.DamH1818in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הha.me.si.LahH4546. And when themanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200that all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971stoodstillעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975, heremovedוַיַּסֵּב֩vai.ya.SevH5437Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֨א'a.ma.Sa'H6021out of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֤הham.si.LahH4546into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993aclothבֶּ֔גֶדBe.gedH899upon him, when hesawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that every one thatcameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935by him stoodstillוְעָמָֽד׃ve.'a.MadH5975.

13When he wasremovedהֹגָ֖הho.GahH3014out of thehighwayהַֽמְסִלָּ֑הham.si.LahH4546, all thepeopleאִישׁ֙'ishH376wentonעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, topursueלִרְדֹּ֕ףlir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBichriבִּכְרִֽי׃bikh.RiH1075.

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