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2 Samuel 3:6-27

6And it came to pass, while there waswarהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421between thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thatAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֛רve.'av.NerH74made himselfstrongמִתְחַזֵּ֖קmit.cha.ZekH2388for thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

7AndSaulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586had aconcubineפִּלֶ֔גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370, whosenameוּשְׁמָ֖הּu.she.MahH8034wasRizpahרִצְפָּ֣הritz.PahH7532, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֑ה'ai.YahH345: and Ishboshethsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74, Why hast thou goneinבָּ֖אתָהBa.tahH935to myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1concubineפִּילֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370?

8Then wasAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74veryמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּחַר֩vai.yi.CharH2734for thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofIshboshethH378, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Am I adog’sכֶּ֥לֶבKe.levH3611headהֲרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218, who againstJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֒li.hu.DahH3063doshowאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213kindnessחֶ֜סֶדChe.sedH2617thisdayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117to thehouseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, to hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251, and to hisfriendsמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּme.re.'E.huH4828, and have notdeliveredהִמְצִיתִ֖ךָhim.tzi.Ti.khaH4672thee into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, that thouchargestוַתִּפְקֹ֥דva.tif.KodH6485me todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117with afaultעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771concerning thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802?

9Sodoיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430toAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֔רle.'av.NerH74, and morealsoיֹסִ֣יףyo.SifH3254, except, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathswornנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650toDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, even so Idoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to him;

10To passonלְהַֽעֲבִ֥ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, and to setupוּלְהָקִ֞יםu.le.ha.KimH6965thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and overJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884.

11And hecouldיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201notanswerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697again, because hefearedמִיִּרְאָת֖וֹmi.yir.'a.ToH3372him.

12AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֨ר'av.NerH74sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732on his behalf,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, Whose is thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559also,Makeכָּרְתָ֤הka.re.TahH3772thyleagueבְרִֽיתְךָ֙ve.ri.te.KhaH1285with me, and, behold, myhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027shall be with thee, to bringaboutלְהָסֵ֥בle.ha.SevH5437allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to thee.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wellט֔וֹבTovH2896; I willmakeאֶכְרֹ֥ת'ekh.RotH3772aleagueבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with thee: butoneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259thingדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697Irequireשֹׁאֵ֨לsho.'ElH7592of thee, thatisלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, Thou shalt notseeתִרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200myfaceפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440, except thou shaltfirstלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440bringהֱבִיאֲךָ֗he.vi.'a.KhaH935Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, when thoucomestבְּבֹאֲךָ֖be.vo.'a.KhaH935toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200myfaceפָּנָֽי׃ סpa.NaiH6440.

14AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toIshboshethH378Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Deliverתְּנָ֤הte.NahH5414to me mywifeאִשְׁתִּי֙'ish.TiH802Michalמִיכַ֔לmi.KhalH4324, whom Ibetrothedאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי'e.Ras.tiH781to me for anhundredבְּמֵאָ֖הbe.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֥וֹתa.re.LotH6190of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

15AndIshboshethH378sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her from herhusbandאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, even fromPhaltielפַּלְטִיאֵ֥לpal.ti.'ElH6409thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofLaishלָֽיִשׁ׃lushH3889 H3919.

16And herhusbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376wentH3212with herweepingוּבָכֹ֛הu.va.KhohH1980 H1058behindאַחֲרֶ֖יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her toBahurimבַּֽחֻרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980. Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abnerאַבְנֵ֛ר'av.NerH74to him,GoH3212,returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725. And hereturnedוַיָּשֹֽׁב׃vai.ya.ShoH7725.

17AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74hadcommunicationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1961 H1697with theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Yesoughtמְבַקְשִׁ֧יםme.vak.ShimH1245forDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732intimesתְּמוֹל֙te.mOlH8543pastשִׁלְשֹׁ֔םshil.ShomH8032to bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over you:

18Now thendoעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213it : for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathspokenאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, By thehandבְּיַ֣ד׀be.YadH3027of myservantעַבְדִּ֗י'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732I willsaveהוֹשִׁ֜יעַho.Shi.a'H3467mypeopleעַמִּ֤י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and from thehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of all theirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

19AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74alsospokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑יןvin.ya.MinH1144: andAbnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74wentH3212also tospeakלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275all thatseemedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869goodH2896toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that seemedgoodוּבְעֵינֵ֖יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869to the wholehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144.

20SoAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275, andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582with him. AndDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Abnerלְאַבְנֵ֛רle.'av.NerH74and themenוְלַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.la.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him afeastמִשְׁתֶּֽה׃mish.TehH4960.

21AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732, I willariseאָק֣וּמָה׀'a.Ku.mahH6965andgoH3212, and willgatherוְאֶקְבְּצָה֩ve.'ek.be.TzahH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that they maymakeוְיִכְרְת֤וּve.yikh.re.TuH3772aleagueבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with thee, and that thou mayestreignוּמָ֣לַכְתָּ֔u.Ma.lakh.taH4427over all that thyheartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183. AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732sentH7971Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74awayוַיְּשַׁלַּ֥חvai.ye.sha.LachH7971; and hewentH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

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.

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