2 Samuel 4
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וּשְׁנֵ֣יand twoאֲנָשִׁ֣יםmenשָׂרֵֽי־commanders ofגְדוּדִ֣יםmarauding bandsהָי֪וּthey wereבֶן־the son ofשָׁא֟וּלSaulשֵׁם֩the name ofהָאֶחָ֨דthe oneבַּֽעֲנָ֜הwas Baanahוְשֵׁ֧םand the name ofהַשֵּׁנִ֣יthe secondרֵכָ֗בwas Rechabבְּנֵ֛יthe sons ofרִמּ֥וֹןRimmonהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יthe Beerothiteמִבְּנֵ֣יfrom the descendants ofבִנְיָמִ֑ןBenjaminכִּ֚יforגַּם־alsoבְּאֵר֔וֹתBeerothתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בit is reckonedעַל־toבִּנְיָמִֽן׃Benjamin
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וְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙and belonged to Jonathanבֶּן־the son ofשָׁא֔וּלSaulבֵּ֖ןa sonנְכֵ֣הstricken ofרַגְלָ֑יִםfeetבֶּן־a son ofחָמֵ֣שׁfiveשָׁנִ֣יםyearsהָיָ֡הhe wasבְּבֹ֣אwhen cameשְׁמֻעַת֩the report ofשָׁא֨וּלSaulוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןand Jonathanמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלfrom Jezreelוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּand she lifted himאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙nurse hisוַתָּנֹ֔סand she fledוַיְהִ֞יand it wasבְּחָפְזָ֥הּwhen hurried sheלָנ֛וּסto fleeוַיִּפֹּ֥לand he fellוַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַand he became lameוּשְׁמ֥וֹand name hisמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃was Mephibosheth
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וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּand they wentבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofרִמּ֤וֹןRimmonהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙the Beerothiteרֵכָ֣בRechabוּבַעֲנָ֔הand Baanahוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameכְּחֹ֣םwhen the heat ofהַיּ֔וֹםthe dayאֶל־toבֵּ֖יתthe house ofאִ֣ישׁIsh-בֹּ֑שֶׁתboshethוְה֣וּאand heשֹׁכֵ֔בwas lyingאֵ֖תobj.מִשְׁכַּ֥בthe lying ofהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃the noons
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וַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they cameהַבַּ֗יִתthe houseוְהֽוּא־and heשֹׁכֵ֤בwas lyingעַל־onמִטָּתוֹ֙bed hisבַּחֲדַ֣רin the chamber ofמִשְׁכָּב֔וֹlying down hisוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙and they struck himוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּand they killed himוַיָּסִ֖ירוּand they removedאֶת־obj.רֹאשׁ֑וֹhead hisוַיִּקְחוּ֙and they tookאֶת־obj.רֹאשׁ֔וֹhead hisוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּand they wentדֶּ֥רֶךְthe way ofהָעֲרָבָ֖הthe Arabahכָּל־allהַלָּֽיְלָה׃the night
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וַ֠יָּבִאוּand they broughtאֶת־obj.רֹ֨אשׁthe head ofאִֽישׁ־Ish-בֹּ֥שֶׁתboshethאֶל־toדָּוִד֮Davidחֶבְרוֹן֒Hebronוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingהִנֵּֽה־here!רֹ֣אשׁthe head ofאִֽישׁ־Ish-בֹּ֗שֶׁתboshethבֶּן־the son ofשָׁאוּל֙Saulאֹֽיִבְךָ֔enemy yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoבִּקֵּ֖שׁhe soughtאֶת־obj.נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָlife yourוַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he has givenיְ֠הוָהYahwehלַֽאדֹנִ֨יto lord myהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingנְקָמוֹת֙vengeancesהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֔הthe thisמִשָּׁא֖וּלfrom Saulוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סand from offspring his
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וַיַּ֨עַןand he answeredדָּוִ֜דDavidאֶת־obj.רֵכָ֣ב׀Rechabוְאֶת־and obj.בַּעֲנָ֣הBaanahאָחִ֗יוbrother hisבְּנֵ֛יthe sons ofרִמּ֥וֹןRimmonהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יthe Beerothiteוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֑םto the themחַי־by the lifeיְהוָ֕הof Yahwehאֲשֶׁר־whoפָּדָ֥הhe has ransomedאֶת־obj.נַפְשִׁ֖יlife myמִכָּל־from everyצָרָֽה׃trouble
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כִּ֣יifהַמַּגִּיד֩the one who toldלִ֨יto the meלֵאמֹ֜רto sayingהִנֵּה־here!מֵ֣תhe has diedשָׁא֗וּלSaulוְהֽוּא־and heהָיָ֤הhe wasכִמְבַשֵּׂר֙like a bearer of newsבְּעֵינָ֔יוin own eyes hisוָאֹחֲזָ֣הand I took hold !ב֔וֹon the himוָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּand I killed himבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גin Ziklagאֲשֶׁ֥רthatלְתִתִּי־to give Iל֖וֹto the himבְּשֹׂרָֽה׃good news
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אַ֞ףindeed?כִּֽי־ifאֲנָשִׁ֣יםmenרְשָׁעִ֗יםwickedהָרְג֧וּthey have killedאֶת־obj.אִישׁ־a manצַדִּ֛יקrighteousבְּבֵית֖וֹin own house hisעַל־onמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹown bed hisוְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeהֲל֨וֹא¿ notאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁwill I requireאֶת־obj.דָּמוֹ֙blood hisמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םfrom hand yourוּבִעַרְתִּ֥יand I will removeאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youמִן־fromהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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וַיְצַו֩and he commandedדָּוִ֨דDavidאֶת־obj.הַנְּעָרִ֜יםthe young menוַיַּהַרְג֗וּםand they killed themוַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּand they cut offאֶת־obj.יְדֵיהֶם֙hands theirוְאֶת־and obj.רַגְלֵיהֶ֔םfeet theirוַיִּתְל֥וּand they hanged themעַל־atהַבְּרֵכָ֖הthe poolבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןin Hebronוְאֵ֨תand obj.רֹ֤אשׁthe head ofאִֽישׁ־Ish-בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙boshethלָקָ֔חוּthey tookוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּand they buried itבְקֶֽבֶר־in the tomb ofאַבְנֵ֖רAbnerבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פat Hebron
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