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וְשָׁ֨ם

And there happened

נִקְרָ֜א

every

אִ֥ישׁ

of Belial

בְּלִיַּ֗עַל

whose name

וּשְׁמ֛וֹ

was Sheba

שֶׁ֥בַע

in the son

בְּבֶן

of Bichri

בִּכְרִ֖י

every

אִ֥ישׁ

 

יְמִינִ֑י

and he blew

וַיִּתְקַ֣ע

a trumpet

בַּשֹּׁפָ֗ר

and said

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר

 

אֵֽין

 

לָ֨נוּ

We have no part

חֵ֜לֶק

in David

בְּדָוִ֗ד

 

וְלֹ֤א

neither have we inheritance

נַֽחֲלָה

 

לָ֙נוּ֙

in the son

בְּבֶן

of Jesse

יִשַׁ֔י

every

אִ֥ישׁ

to his tents

לְאֹֽהָלָ֖יו

O Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

went up

וַיַּ֜עַל

 

כָּל

So every man

וְאִ֤ישׁ

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

and followed

אַֽחֲרֵ֖י

David

דָוִ֔ד

and followed

אַֽחֲרֵ֖י

Sheba

שֶׁ֣בַע

the son

בֶּן

of Bichri

בִּכְרִ֑י

So every man

וְאִ֤ישׁ

of Judah

יְהוּדָה֙

clave

דָּֽבְק֣וּ

unto their king

בְמַלְכָּ֔ם

 

מִן

from Jordan

הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן

 

וְעַד

even to Jerusalem

יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

came

בָ֑א

And David

דָוִ֣ד

 

אֶל

the house

בֵּית

at Jerusalem

יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒

took

וַיִּקַּ֣ח

and the king

הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ

 

אֵ֣ת

the ten

עֶֽשֶׂר

women

נָשִׁ֣ים׀

his concubines

פִּֽלַגְשִׁ֡ים

 

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

whom he had left

הִנִּיחַ֩

to keep

לִשְׁמֹ֨ר

the house

בֵּית

and put

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֤ם

the house

בֵּית

them in ward

מִשְׁמֶ֙רֶת֙

and fed

וַֽיְכַלְכְּלֵ֔ם

 

וַֽאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם

 

לֹא

came

בָ֑א

 

וַתִּֽהְיֶ֧ינָה

unto them So they were shut up

צְרֻר֛וֹת

 

עַד

unto the day

י֥וֹם

 

מֻתָ֖ן

in widowhood

אַלְמְנ֥וּת

living

חַיּֽוּת׃

Then said

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

the king

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

 

אֶל

to Amasa

עֲמָשָׂ֔א

Assemble

הַזְעֶק

 

לִ֥י

 

אֶת

me the men

אִישׁ

of Judah

יְהוּדָ֖ה

within three

שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת

days

יָמִ֑ים

 

וְאַתָּ֖ה

 

פֹּ֥ה

and be thou here present

עֲמֹֽד׃

 

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ

So Amasa

עֲמָשָׂ֖א

to assemble

לְהַזְעִ֣יק

 

אֶת

the men of Judah

יְהוּדָ֑ה

but he tarried longer

וַיּ֕יֹחֶר

 

מִן

than the set time

הַמּוֹעֵ֖ד

 

אֲשֶׁ֥ר

which he had appointed

יְעָדֽוֹ׃

said

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

And David

דָּוִד֙

 

אֶל

to Abishai

אֲבִישַׁ֔י

 

עַתָּ֗ה

do us more harm

יֵ֧רַֽע

 

לָ֛נוּ

Now shall Sheba

שֶׁ֥בַע

the son

בֶּן

of Bichri

בִּכְרִ֖י

 

מִן

than did Absalom

אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם

 

אַ֠תָּה

take

קַ֞ח

 

אֶת

servants

עַבְדֵ֤י

thou thy lord's

אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙

and pursue

וּרְדֹ֣ף

after

אַֽחֲרָ֔יו

 

פֶּן

him lest he get

מָ֥צָא

 

ל֛וֹ

cities

עָרִ֥ים

him fenced

בְּצֻר֖וֹת

and escape

וְהִצִּ֥יל

us

עֵינֵֽנוּ׃

And there went out

וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙

after

אַֽחֲרֵ֖י

 

אַנְשֵׁ֣י

him Joab's

יוֹאָ֔ב

and the Cherethites

וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י

and the Pelethites

וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖י

 

וְכָל

and all the mighty men

הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים

And there went out

וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙

of Jerusalem

מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם

to pursue

לִרְדֹּ֕ף

after

אַֽחֲרֵ֖י

Sheba

שֶׁ֥בַע

the son

בֶּן

of Bichri

בִּכְרִֽי׃

 

הֵ֗ם

 

עִם

stone

הָאֶ֤בֶן

When they were at the great

הַגְּדוֹלָה֙

 

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

which is in Gibeon

בְּגִבְע֔וֹן

Amasa

וַֽעֲמָשָׂ֖א

went

בָּ֣א

before

לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם

them And Joab's

וְיוֹאָ֞ב

was girded

חָג֣וּר׀

garment

מִדּ֣וֹ

that he had put on

לְבֻשׁ֗וּ

 

וְעָלָ֞ו

unto him and upon it a girdle

חֲג֥וֹר

with a sword

חֶ֙רֶב֙

fastened

מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת

 

עַל

upon his loins

מָתְנָיו֙

in the sheath

בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ

 

וְה֥וּא

thereof and as he went forth

יָצָ֖א

it fell out

וַתִּפֹּֽל׃

said

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר

And Joab

יוֹאָ֛ב

Amasa

עֲמָשָׂ֖א

Art thou in health

הֲשָׁל֥וֹם

 

אַתָּ֖ה

my brother

אָחִ֑י

took

וַתֹּ֜חֶז

hand

יַד

with the right

יְמִ֥ין

And Joab

יוֹאָ֛ב

by the beard

בִּזְקַ֥ן

Amasa

עֲמָשָׂ֖א

to kiss

לִנְשָׁק

 

לֽוֹ׃

But Amasa

וַֽעֲמָשָׂ֨א

 

לֹֽא

took no heed

נִשְׁמַ֜ר

to the sword

בַּחֶ֣רֶב׀

 

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

hand

בְּיַד

So Joab

וְיוֹאָב֙

so he smote

וַיַּכֵּהוּ֩

 

בָ֨הּ

 

אֶל

him therewith in the fifth

הַחֹ֜מֶשׁ

rib and shed out

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ

his bowels

מֵעָ֥יו

to the ground

אַ֛רְצָה

 

וְלֹא

and struck

שָׁ֥נָה

 

ל֖וֹ

and he died

וַיָּמֹ֑ת

So Joab

וְיוֹאָב֙

and Abishai

וַֽאֲבִישַׁ֣י

his brother

אָחִ֔יו

pursued

רָדַ֕ף

after

אַֽחֲרֵ֖י

Sheba

שֶׁ֥בַע

the son

בֶּן

of Bichri

בִּכְרִֽי׃

And one

וְאִישׁ֙

stood

עָמַ֣ד

 

עָלָ֔יו

men

מִֽנַּעֲרֵ֖י

Joab

יוֹאָֽב׃

by him and said

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר

He

וּמִ֥י

 

אֲשֶׁ֨ר

that favoureth

חָפֵ֧ץ

Joab

יוֹאָֽב׃

He

וּמִ֥י

 

אֲשֶׁר

and he that is for David

לְדָוִ֖ד

let him go after

אַֽחֲרֵ֥י

Joab

יוֹאָֽב׃

Amasa

עֲמָשָׂ֨א

wallowed

מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל

in blood

בַּדָּ֖ם

in the midst

בְּת֣וֹךְ

of the highway

הַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה

saw

רָאָ֔ה

And when the man

הָאִ֜ישׁ

 

כִּֽי

by him stood still

וְעָמָֽד׃

 

כָּל

that all the people

הָעָ֗ם

he removed

וַיַּסֵּב֩

 

אֶת

Amasa

עֲמָשָׂ֨א

 

מִן

of the highway

הַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה

into the field

הַשָּׂדֶה֙

and cast

וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ

 

עָלָיו֙

a cloth

בֶּ֔גֶד

 

כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר

saw

רָאָ֔ה

 

כָּל

that every one that came

הַבָּ֥א

 

עָלָ֖יו

by him stood still

וְעָמָֽד׃

 

כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר

When he was removed

הֹגָ֖ה

 

מִן

out of the highway

הַֽמְסִלָּ֑ה

went on

עָבַ֤ר

 

כָּל

all the people

אִישׁ֙

after

אַֽחֲרֵ֖י

Joab

יוֹאָ֔ב

to pursue

לִרְדֹּ֕ף

after

אַֽחֲרֵ֖י

Sheba

שֶׁ֥בַע

the son

בֶּן

of Bichri

בִּכְרִֽי׃

And he went

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר

 

בְּכָל

through all the tribes

שִׁבְטֵ֣י

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל

unto Abel

אָבֵ֛לָה

 

וּבֵ֥ית

and to Bethmaachah

מַֽעֲכָ֖ה

 

וְכָל

and all the Berites

הַבֵּרִ֑ים

 

וַיִּקָּ֣לֵה֔וּ

and went

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ

 

אַף

also after

אַֽחֲרָֽיו׃

And they came

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ

and besieged

וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ

 

עָלָ֗יו

him in Abel

בְּאָבֵ֙לָה֙

 

בֵּ֣ית

of Bethmaachah

הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה

and they cast up

וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ

a bank

סֹֽלְלָה֙

 

אֶל

against the city

הָעִ֔יר

and it stood

וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד

in the trench

בַּחֵ֑ל

 

וְכָל

and all the people

הָעָם֙

 

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

 

אֶת

that were with Joab

יוֹאָ֔ב

battered

מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם

to throw it down

לְהַפִּ֥יל

the wall

הַֽחוֹמָֽה׃

Then cried

וַתִּקְרָ֛א

woman

אִשָּׁ֥ה

a wise

חֲכָמָ֖ה

 

מִן

out of the city

הָעִ֑יר

Hear

שִׁמְעוּ֙

Hear

שִׁמְעוּ֙

say

אִמְרוּ

 

נָ֣א

 

אֶל

I pray you unto Joab

יוֹאָ֔ב

Come near

קְרַ֣ב

 

עַד

 

הֵ֔נָּה

hither that I may speak

וַֽאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה

 

אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

And when he was come near

וַיִּקְרַ֣ב

 

אֵלֶ֔יהָ

And he answered

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר

unto her the woman

הָֽאִשָּׁ֛ה

 

הַֽאַתָּ֥ה

Art thou Joab

יוֹאָ֖ב

And he answered

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר

 

אָ֑נִי

And he answered

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר

 

ל֗וֹ

I do hear

שֹׁמֵ֥עַ

the words

דִּבְרֵ֣י

of thine handmaid

אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ

And he answered

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר

I do hear

שֹׁמֵ֥עַ

 

אָנֹֽכִי׃

Then she spake

לֵאמֹ֔ר

Then she spake

לֵאמֹ֔ר

They were wont

יְדַבְּר֤וּ

They were wont

יְדַבְּר֤וּ

in old time

בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙

Then she spake

לֵאמֹ֔ר

They shall surely

יְשָֽׁאֲל֛וּ

They shall surely

יְשָֽׁאֲל֛וּ

counsel at Abel

בְּאָבֵ֖ל

 

וְכֵ֥ן

and so they ended

הֵתַֽמּוּ׃

 

אָֽנֹכִ֕י

I am one of them that are peaceable

שְׁלֻמֵ֖י

and faithful

אֱמוּנֵ֣י

in Israel

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

 

אַתָּ֣ה

thou seekest

מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ

to destroy

לְהָמִ֨ית

a city

עִ֤יר

and a mother

וְאֵם֙

in Israel

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

 

לָ֥מָּה

why wilt thou swallow up

תְבַלַּ֖ע

the inheritance

נַֽחֲלַ֥ת

of the LORD

יְהוָֽה׃

answered

וַיַּ֥עַן

And Joab

יוֹאָ֖ב

and said

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר

Far be it

חָלִ֙ילָה֙

Far be it

חָלִ֙ילָה֙

 

לִ֔י

 

אִם

from me that I should swallow up

אֲבַלַּ֖ע

 

וְאִם

or destroy

אַשְׁחִֽית׃

 

לֹא

 

כֵ֣ן

The matter

הַדָּבָ֗ר

 

כִּ֡י

is not so but a man

אִישׁ֩

of mount

מֵהַ֨ר

Ephraim

אֶפְרַ֜יִם

Sheba

שֶׁ֧בַע

the son

בֶּן

of Bichri

בִּכְרִ֣י

by name

שְׁמ֗וֹ

hath lifted up

נָשָׂ֤א

his hand

יָדוֹ֙

against the king

בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ

even against David

בְּדָוִ֔ד

deliver

תְּנֽוּ

 

אֹת֣וֹ

 

לְבַדּ֔וֹ

 

וְאֵֽלְכָ֖ה

 

מֵעַ֣ל

from the city

הָעִ֑יר

said

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר

And the woman

הָֽאִשָּׁה֙

 

אֶל

unto Joab

יוֹאָ֔ב

 

הִנֵּ֥ה

Behold his head

רֹאשׁ֛וֹ

shall be thrown

מֻשְׁלָ֥ךְ

 

אֵלֶ֖יךָ

to thee over

בְּעַ֥ד

the wall

הַֽחוֹמָֽה׃

went

וַתָּבוֹא֩

Then the woman

הָֽאִשָּׁ֨ה

 

אֶל

 

כָּל

unto all the people

הָעָ֜ם

in her wisdom

בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּ

And they cut off

וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ

 

אֶת

the head

רֹ֨אשׁ

of Sheba

שֶׁ֤בַע

the son

בֶּן

of Bichri

בִּכְרִי֙

and cast

וַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ

 

אֶל

And Joab

וְיוֹאָ֛ב

And he blew

וַיִּתְקַע֙

a trumpet

בַּשֹּׁפָ֔ר

and they retired

וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ

 

מֵֽעַל

from the city

הָעִ֖יר

every man

אִ֣ישׁ

to his tent

לְאֹֽהָלָ֑יו

And Joab

וְיוֹאָ֛ב

returned

שָׁ֥ב

to Jerusalem

יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם

 

אֶל

unto the king

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Now Joab

וְיוֹאָ֕ב

 

אֶ֥ל

 

כָּל

was over all the host

הַצָּבָ֖א

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

and Benaiah

וּבְנָיָה֙

the son

בֶּן

of Jehoiada

יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע

 

עַל

was over the Cherethites

הַכְּרֵיִ֖

 

וְעַל

and over the Pelethites

הַפְּלֵתִֽי׃

And Adoram

וַֽאֲדֹרָ֖ם

 

עַל

was over the tribute

הַמַּ֑ס

and Jehoshaphat

וִיהֽוֹשָׁפָ֥ט

the son

בֶּן

of Ahilud

אֲחִיל֖וּד

was recorder

הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃

 

וּשְׁיָ֖א

was scribe

סֹפֵ֑ר

and Zadok

וְצָד֥וֹק

and Abiathar

וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר

were the priests

כֹּֽהֲנִֽים׃

 

וְגַ֗ם

And Ira

עִירָא֙

also the Jairite

הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י

 

הָיָ֥ה

was a chief ruler

כֹהֵ֖ן

about David

לְדָוִֽד׃