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2 Samuel 3:31-39

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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