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2 Samuel 4:1-8

1And whenSaul’sשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74wasdeadמֵ֤תmetH4191inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, hishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027werefeebleוַיִּרְפּ֖וּvai.yir.PuH7503, and all theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478weretroubledנִבְהָֽלוּ׃niv.Ha.luH926.

2AndSaul’sשָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶן־ven-H1121hadהָי֪וּha.YuH1961twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582that werecaptainsשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269ofbandsגְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.DimH1416: thenameשֵׁם֩shemH8034of theoneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259wasBaanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.NahH1196, and thenameוְשֵׁ֧םve.ShemH8034of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֣יha.she.NiH8145Rechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394, thesonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121ofRimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417aBeerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886, of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144: (forBeerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881also wasreckonedתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803toBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144:

3And theBeerothitesהַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםha.be.'e.ro.TimH886fledוַיִּבְרְח֥וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272toGittaimגִּתָּ֑יְמָהgi.Ta.ye.mahH1664, and have beensojournersגָּרִ֔יםga.RimH1481there until thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.)

4AndJonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, had asonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121that waslameנְכֵ֣הne.KhehH5223of hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272. He wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when thetidingsשְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'AtH8052cameבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935ofSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083out ofJezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157, and hisnurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539took himupוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּva.ti.sa.'E.huH5375, andfledוַתָּנֹ֔סva.ta.NosH5127: and it came to pass, as she madehasteבְּחָפְזָ֥הּbe.cha.fe.ZahH2648tofleeלָנ֛וּסla.NusH5127, that hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307, and becamelameוַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַvai.yi.pa.Se.achH6452. And hisnameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

5And thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofRimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417theBeerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394andBaanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,wentH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935about theheatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIshboshethH378, wholayשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901on abedמִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904atnoonהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.

6And they camethereבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935into themidstתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, as though they would havefetchedלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406; and theysmoteוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221him under thefifthהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570rib : andRechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394andBaanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251escapedנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.

7For when theycameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thehouseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, helayשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901on hisbedמִטָּתוֹ֙mi.ta.ToH4296in hisbedchamberבַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹba.cha.Dar mish.ka.VoH2315 H4904, and theysmoteוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.huH5221him, andslewוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him, andbeheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּvai.ya.Si.ruH5493him, andtookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947hisheadH7218, and wentawayH3212throughדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870theplainהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160allnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

8And theybroughtוַ֠יָּבִאוּVai.ya.vi.'uH935theheadרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218ofIshboshethH378toDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732toHebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Behold theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofIshboshethH378thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586thyenemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֔'o.yiv.KhaH341, whosoughtבִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.KeshH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315; and theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068hathוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414avengedנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֨יla.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117ofSaulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586, and of hisseedוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.

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