Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 3:7-21
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?
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.
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.
17AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֣ר'av.NerH74hadcommunicationוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1961H1697with 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.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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