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2 Samuel 3:22-39

22And, behold, theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732andJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097cameבָּ֣אba'H935from pursuing atroopמֵֽהַגְּד֔וּדme.ha.ge.DudH1416, and broughtinהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935agreatרָ֖בravH7227spoilוְשָׁלָ֥לve.sha.LalH7998with them: butAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֗רve.'av.NerH74was not withDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275; for he had sent himawayשִׁלְּח֖וֹshi.le.ChoH7971, and he hadgoneH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

23WhenJoabוְיוֹאָ֛בve.yo.'AvH3097and all thehostהַצָּבָ֥אha.tza.Va'H6635that was with him hadcomeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935, theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Joabלְיוֹאָב֙le.yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and he hath sent himawayוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּvay.sha.le.Che.huH7971, and he hathgoneH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

24ThenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213? behold,Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74cameבָ֤אva'H935to thee; why is it that thou hast sent himawayשִׁלַּחְתּ֖וֹshi.lach.ToH7971, and he isquiteH1980goneH3212?

25Thouknowestיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.taH3045Abnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֔רNerH5369, that hecameבָּ֑אBa'H935todeceiveלְפַתֹּתְךָ֖le.fa.to.te.KhaH6601thee, and toknowוְלָדַ֜עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045thy goingoutמוֹצָֽאֲךָ֙mo.tza.'a.KhaH4161and thy cominginמ֣וֹבָאֶ֔ךָmi.vo.'e.khaH4126 H3996, and toknowוְלָדַ֕עַתve.la.Da.'atH3045all that thoudoestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213.

26And whenJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097had comeoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, who brought himagainוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725from thewellמִבּ֣וֹרmi.BorH953ofSirahהַסִּרָ֑הha.si.RahH5626: butDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732knewיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it not.

27And whenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74hadreturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097took himasideוַיַּטֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186inאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179tospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696with himquietlyבַּשֶּׁ֑לִיba.She.liH7987, andsmoteוַיַּכֵּ֤הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him there under thefifthהַחֹ֔מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib, that hediedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, for thebloodבְּדַ֖םbe.DamH1818ofAsahelH6214hisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

28Andafterwardמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I and mykingdomוּמַמְלַכְתִּ֛יu.mam.lakh.TiH4467areguiltlessנָקִ֨יna.KiH5355before theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769from thebloodמִדְּמֵ֖יmi.de.MeiH1818ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃NerH5369:

29Let itrestיָחֻ֙לוּ֙ya.Chu.luH2342on theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, and on all hisfather’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; and let there neverceaseיִכָּרֵ֣תyi.ka.RetH3772from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097one that hath anissueזָ֠בzavH2100, or that is aleperוּמְצֹרָ֞עu.me.tzo.Ra'H6879, or thatleanethוּמַחֲזִ֥יקu.ma.cha.ZikH2388on astaffבַּפֶּ֛לֶךְba.Pe.lekhH6418, or thatfallethוְנֹפֵ֥לve.no.FelH5307on theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719, or thatlackethוַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-H2638breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

30SoJoabוְיוֹאָב֙ve.yo.'AvH3097andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֣יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֑רle.'av.NerH74, because he hadslainהֵמִ֜יתhe.MitH4191theirbrotherאֲחִיהֶ֛ם'a.chi.HemH251Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֧ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214atGibeonבְּגִבְע֖וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ פba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

31AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097, and to all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him,Rendקִרְע֤וּkir.'UH7167yourclothesבִגְדֵיכֶם֙vig.dei.KhemH899, andgirdוְחִגְר֣וּve.chig.RuH2296yourselves withsackclothשַׂקִּ֔יםsa.KimH8242, andmournוְסִפְד֖וּve.sif.DuH5594beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74. Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732himselffollowedהֹלֵ֖ךְ אַחֲרֵ֥יho.Lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310thebierהַמִּטָּֽה׃ha.mi.TahH4296.

32And theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275: and thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liftedupוַיִשָּׂ֧אva.yi.Sa'H5375hisvoiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963, andweptוַיֵּבְךְּ֙vai.ye.veKH1058at thegraveקֶ֣בֶרKe.verH6913ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74; and all thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971weptוַיִּבְכּ֖וּvai.yiv.KuH1058.

33And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lamentedוַיְקֹנֵ֥ןvay.ko.NenH6969overAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Diedיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191Abnerאַבְנֵֽר׃'av.NerH74as afoolנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036diethהַכְּמ֥וֹתha.ke.MotH4194?

34Thyhandsיָדֶ֣ךָya.De.khaH3027were notboundאֲסֻר֗וֹת'a.su.RotH631, nor thyfeetוְרַגְלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.rag.Lei.khaH7272putהֻגָּ֔שׁוּhu.Ga.shuH5066intofettersלִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִםlin.chush.Ta.yimH5178: as a manfallethכִּנְפ֛וֹלkin.FolH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440wickedעַוְלָ֖ה'av.LahH5766menבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121, sofellestנָפָ֑לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307thou. And all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971weptלִבְכּ֥וֹתliv.KotH1058againוַיֹּסִ֥פוּvai.yo.Si.fuH3254over him.

35And whenallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935tocauseH1262Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732toeatלְהַבְר֧וֹתle.hav.RotH1262foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899while it wasyetבְּע֣וֹדbe.'odH5750dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Sodoיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430to me, and morealsoיֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254, if Itasteאֶטְעַם־'et.'am-H2938breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, or anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972else,tillלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440thesunהַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121isdownבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935.

36And all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971tooknoticeהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234of it, and itpleasedוַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.nei.HemH3190 H5869them: as whatever thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213pleasedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869 H2896all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.

37For all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478understoodוַיֵּדְע֧וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that it was not of thekingמֵֽהַמֶּ֔לֶךְme.ha.Me.lekhH4428toslayלְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.MitH4191Abnerאַבְנֵ֥ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵֽר׃ פNerH5369.

38And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Knowתֵדְע֔וּte.de.'UH3045ye not that there hath aprinceשַׂ֣רsarH8269and a greatmanוְגָד֗וֹלve.ga.DolH1419fallenנָפַ֛לna.FalH5307thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

39And I am thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117weakרַךְ֙raKhH7390, thoughanointedוּמָשׁ֣וּחַu.ma.Shu.achH4886kingמֶ֔לֶךְMe.lekhH4428; and thesemenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870are toohardקָשִׁ֣יםka.ShimH7186for me: theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallrewardיְשַׁלֵּ֧םye.sha.LemH7999the doer ofevilלְעֹשֵׂ֥הle.'o.SehH6213according to hiswickednessH7451.

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