2 Samuel 20

Sheba leads a Benjamite revolt, but David tasks Amasa to assemble forces; Joab murders Amasa and leads the siege of Sheba, who is beheaded by a woman in Abel-beth-maacah to save her city.[1][9]

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Verse 1
and there and there was called we will encounter a man man of worthlessness worthless one and his name and his name Sheba seven son of son Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri a man man Benjaminite Benjaminite Yemini and he blew and he thrust forcefully the trumpet with the ram-horn and said and he said no there is not for us — portion allotted portion in David in David in David and no and not inheritance inherited portion for us — in son of son of Jesse Yishay Yishay every man man to his tents to his tents O Israel El-Contends Yiserael
וְ/שָׁ֨ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vesham and there and there HC/D נִקְרָ֜א 𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀 niqera was called we will encounter HVNp3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsc בְּלִיַּ֗עַל 𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋 beliyaal of worthlessness worthless one HNcmsa וּ/שְׁמ֛/וֹ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌/𐤅 ushemo and his name and his name HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms שֶׁ֥בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva Sheba seven HAcfsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc בִּכְרִ֖י 𐤁𐤊𐤓𐤉 bikheri Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri HNp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 a man man HNcmsa יְמִינִ֑י 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 yemini Benjaminite Benjaminite Yemini HNgmsa וַ/יִּתְקַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤒𐤏 vayiteqa and he blew and he thrust forcefully HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/שֹּׁפָ֗ר 𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤓 bashofar the trumpet with the ram-horn HRd/Ncmsa וַ֠/יֹּאמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn no there is not HTn לָ֨/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us HR/Sp1cp חֵ֜לֶק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 cheleq portion allotted portion HNcmsa בְּ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃 bedavid in David in David in David HR/Np וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and no and not HC/Tn נַֽחֲלָה 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤄 nachalah inheritance inherited portion HNcfsa לָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu-2 for us HR/Sp1cp בְּ/בֶן 𐤁/𐤁𐤍 beven Bene (Bemba) in son of son of HR/Ncmsc יִשַׁ֔י 𐤉𐤔𐤉 yishay Jesse Yishay Yishay HNp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-3 every man man HNcmsa לְ/אֹהָלָ֖י/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤅 leohalayv to his tents to his tents HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael O Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 2
and went up and he caused to ascend all entirety of man man Israel El-Contends Yiserael from after from behind David David David after after, following Sheba seven son of son Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri and men and a man Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah clave they clung fast to their king in their king from from the Jordan the Descender the Yareden even to and up to Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam
וַ/יַּ֜עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and went up and he caused to ascend HC/Vqw3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 meacharey from after from behind HR/R דָוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אַחֲרֵ֖י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR שֶׁ֣בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva Sheba seven HAcfsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc בִּכְרִ֑י 𐤁𐤊𐤓𐤉 bikheri Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri HNp וְ/אִ֤ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and men and a man HC/Ncmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp דָּבְק֣וּ 𐤃𐤁𐤒𐤅 davequ clave they clung fast HVqp3cp בְ/מַלְכָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤌 vemalekam to their king in their king HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֖ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and up to HC/R יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp
Verse 3
and-came and he came David David David to toward his house his built-house Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam and-took and he took the king the king [direct object marker] object-marker ten ten women women concubines concubines whom that-which he-had-left he set down to-keep to guard the house the built-house and-put-them and he gave them house house-of of guard guard-duty of and-provided-for-them and he sustained them and-to-them and toward them not not he-went-in he came and-they-were and they became shut-up bound ones until up to day day of-their-dying their dying widowhood widowhood of living livingness
וַ/יָּבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and-came and he came HC/Vqw3ms דָוִ֣ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּית/וֹ֮ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his house his built-house HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and-took and he took HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֡לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עֶֽשֶׂר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 eser ten ten HAcfsa נָשִׁ֣ים 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 nashim women women HNcfpa פִּלַגְשִׁ֡ים 𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤔𐤉𐤌 pilageshim concubines concubines HNcfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr הִנִּיחַ֩ 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤇 hinicha he-had-left he set down HVhp3ms לִ/שְׁמֹ֨ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 lishemor to-keep to guard HR/Vqc הַ/בַּ֜יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יִּתְּנֵ֤/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤌 vayitenem and-put-them and he gave them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc מִשְׁמֶ֨רֶת֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 mishemeret of guard guard-duty of HNcfsa וַֽ/יְכַלְכְּלֵ֔/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤋/𐤌 vayekhalekelem and-provided-for-them and he sustained them HC/Vlw3ms/Sp3mp וַ/אֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vaaleyhem and-to-them and toward them HC/R/Sp3mp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn בָ֑א 𐤁𐤀 va he-went-in he came HVqp3ms וַ/תִּהְיֶ֧ינָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍𐤄 vatiheyeynah and-they-were and they became HC/Vqw3fp צְרֻר֛וֹת 𐤑𐤓𐤓𐤅𐤕 tserurot shut-up bound ones HVqsfpa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR י֥וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsc מֻתָ֖/ן 𐤌𐤕/𐤍 mutan of-their-dying their dying HVqc/Sp3fp אַלְמְנ֥וּת 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 alemenut widowhood widowhood of HNcfsc חַיּֽוּת 𐤇𐤉𐤅𐤕 chayut living livingness HNcfsa
Verse 6
And said and he said David David David to toward Abishai Avishai Avishay now you will do harm let him be shattered with fear to us — Sheba seven son of son Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri than from Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom you you take Take! — object-marker servants of servants of your lord your lords and pursue and pursue! after him behind him lest lest he find he found for himself — cities guarded settlements fortified fortified ones and deliver and he caused to rescue our eyes he is absent
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֲבִישַׁ֔י 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤉 avishay Abishai Avishai Avishay HNp עַתָּ֗ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you HD יֵ֧רַֽע 𐤉𐤓𐤏 yera will do harm let him be shattered with fear HVqi3ms לָ֛/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp שֶׁ֥בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva Sheba seven HAcfsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc בִּכְרִ֖י 𐤁𐤊𐤓𐤉 bikheri Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min than from HR אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם 𐤀𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 aveshalom Absalom Father is Peace Avishalom HNp אַ֠תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you you HPp2ms קַ֞ח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo עַבְדֵ֤י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants of servants of HNcmpc אֲדֹנֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha your lord your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms וּ/רְדֹ֣ף 𐤅/𐤓𐤃𐤐 uredof and pursue and pursue! HC/Vqv2ms אַחֲרָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC מָ֥צָא 𐤌𐤑𐤀 matsa he find he found HVqp3ms ל֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself HR/Sp3ms עָרִ֥ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements HNcfpa בְּצֻר֖וֹת 𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 betsurot fortified fortified ones HAafpa וְ/הִצִּ֥יל 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 vehitsil and deliver and he caused to rescue HC/Vhq3ms עֵינֵֽ/נוּ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 eynenu our eyes he is absent HNcbsc/Sp1cp
Verse 7
and they went out and they went out after him behind him men of men of Joab YHWH is Father Yoav and the Cherethites and the Kerethite and the Kereti and the Pelethites and the Pelethite guardsman and the Peleti and all and whole of the mighty men the mighty ones and they went out and they went out from Jerusalem from Yerushalaim from Yerushalam to pursue to pursue after after, following Sheba seven son of son Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri
וַ/יֵּצְא֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp אַֽחֲרָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of HNcmpc יוֹאָ֔ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וְ/הַ/כְּרֵתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 vehakereti and the Cherethites and the Kerethite and the Kereti HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/פְּלֵתִ֖י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤕𐤉 vehapeleti and the Pelethites and the Pelethite guardsman and the Peleti HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/גִּבֹּרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hagiborim the mighty men the mighty ones HTd/Aampa וַ/יֵּֽצְאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu-2 and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp מִ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 mirushalaim from Jerusalem from Yerushalaim from Yerushalam HR/Np לִ/רְדֹּ֕ף 𐤋/𐤓𐤃𐤐 liredof to pursue to pursue HR/Vqc אַחֲרֵ֖י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR שֶׁ֥בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva Sheba seven HAcfsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc בִּכְרִֽי 𐤁𐤊𐤓𐤉 bikheri Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri HNp
Verse 8
they they at if / whether the stone the building-stone the great the great one which that-which in Gibeon in Hill-town in Giveon and Amasa and Burden-Bearer and Amasa came he came before them before their face and Joab and YHWH-is-Father and Yoav was girded girded one his garment his measured garment that he had put on his garment and upon it and upon him and over it and upon him a belt girding-belt of sword blade of destruction fastened closely-bound upon upon his loins his loins in its sheath in her razor and he and he went forth he went out it fell and she fell
הֵ֗ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they HPp3mp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im at if / whether HR הָ/אֶ֤בֶן 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤍 haeven the stone the building-stone HTd/Ncfsa הַ/גְּדוֹלָה֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah the great the great one HTd/Aafsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בְּ/גִבְע֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤍 begiveon in Gibeon in Hill-town in Giveon HR/Np וַ/עֲמָשָׂ֖א 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤀 vaamasa and Amasa and Burden-Bearer and Amasa HC/Np בָּ֣א 𐤁𐤀 ba came he came HVqp3ms לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וְ/יוֹאָ֞ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 veyoav and Joab and YHWH-is-Father and Yoav HC/Np חָג֣וּר 𐤇𐤂𐤅𐤓 chagur was girded girded one HVqsmsa מִדּ֣/וֹ 𐤌𐤃/𐤅 mido his garment his measured garment HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְבֻשׁ֗/וּ 𐤋𐤁𐤔/𐤅 levushu that he had put on his garment HNcmsc/Sp3ms ו/על/ו 𐤅/𐤏𐤋/𐤅 vlv and upon it and upon him HC/R/Sp3ms וְ/עָלָ֞י/ו 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 vealayv and over it and upon him HC/R/Sp3ms חֲג֥וֹר 𐤇𐤂𐤅𐤓 chagor a belt girding-belt of HNcmsc חֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction HNcfsa מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת 𐤌𐤑𐤌𐤃𐤕 metsumedet fastened closely-bound HVPsfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR מָתְנָי/ו֙ 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉/𐤅 matenayv his loins his loins HNcmdc/Sp3ms בְּ/תַעְרָ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤕𐤏𐤓/𐤄 betaerah in its sheath in her razor HR/Ncbsc/Sp3fs וְ/ה֥וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms יָצָ֖א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa went forth he went out HVqp3ms וַ/תִּפֹּֽל 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤋 vatipol it fell and she fell HC/Vqw3fs
Verse 10
But Amasa and Burden-Bearer and Amasa not not was on guard was guarded against the sword by the sword which that-which in the hand of by the hand of Joab YHWH is Father Yoav so he struck him and he struck him with it — in toward the belly the underbelly and poured out and he poured out his intestines his inward parts to the ground earthward and not and not did he repeat year-cycle it — and he died and he died And Joab and YHWH-is-Father and Yoav and Abishai and Abishai and Avishay his brother his brother pursued he pursued after after, following Sheba seven son of son Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri
וַ/עֲמָשָׂ֨א 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤀 vaamasa But Amasa and Burden-Bearer and Amasa HC/Np לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נִשְׁמַ֜ר 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤓 nishemar was on guard was guarded HVNp3ms בַּ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev against the sword by the sword HRd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc יוֹאָ֗ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וַ/יַּכֵּ/הוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayakehu so he struck him and he struck him HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms בָ֨/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah with it HR/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el in toward HR הַ/חֹ֜מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤔 hachomesh the belly the underbelly HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤊 vayishepokhe and poured out and he poured out HC/Vqw3ms מֵעָ֥י/ו 𐤌𐤏𐤉/𐤅 meayv his intestines his inward parts HNcmpc/Sp3ms אַ֛רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah to the ground earthward HNcbsa/Sd וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn שָׁ֥נָה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah did he repeat year-cycle HVqp3ms ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 it HR/Sp3ms וַ/יָּמֹ֑ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamot and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms וְ/יוֹאָב֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 veyoav And Joab and YHWH-is-Father and Yoav HC/Np וַ/אֲבִישַׁ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤉 vaavishay and Abishai and Abishai and Avishay HC/Np אָחִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms רָדַ֕ף 𐤓𐤃𐤐 radaf pursued he pursued HVqp3ms אַחֲרֵ֖י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR שֶׁ֥בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva Sheba seven HAcfsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc בִּכְרִֽי 𐤁𐤊𐤓𐤉 bikheri Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri HNp
Verse 12
And Amasa and Burden-Bearer and Amasa was wallowing the one rolling himself about in the blood in the blood in the midst of in the midst of the highway the raised roadway and saw and he saw the man the man that for/because stood still he stood all entirety of the people the gathered people and he removed and he caused to turn [direct object marker] object-marker Amasa Burden-Bearer Amasa from from the highway the raised roadway the field the open field and threw and he hurled over him upon him a garment garment of as as that which he saw seeing every entirety of one who came the coming one by him upon him stood still and he stood
וַ/עֲמָשָׂ֛א 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤀 vaamasa And Amasa and Burden-Bearer and Amasa HC/Np מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל 𐤌𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤋 mitegolel was wallowing the one rolling himself about HVrrmsa בַּ/דָּ֖ם 𐤁/𐤃𐤌 badam in the blood in the blood HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַֽ/מְסִּלָּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤄 hamesilah the highway the raised roadway HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יַּ֨רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms הָ/אִ֜ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC עָמַ֣ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 amad stood still he stood HVqp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּסֵּב֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤁 vayasev and he removed and he caused to turn HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עֲמָשָׂ֨א 𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤀 amasa Amasa Burden-Bearer Amasa HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַֽ/מְסִלָּ֤ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤄 hamesilah-2 the highway the raised roadway HTd/Ncfsa הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤊 vayashelekhe and threw and he hurled HC/Vhw3ms עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv over him upon him HR/Sp3ms בֶּ֔גֶד 𐤁𐤂𐤃 beged a garment garment of HNcmsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr רָאָ֔ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah he saw seeing HVqp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 every entirety of HNcmsc הַ/בָּ֥א 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba one who came the coming one HTd/Vqrmsa עָלָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 by him upon him HR/Sp3ms וְ/עָמָֽד 𐤅/𐤏𐤌𐤃 veamad stood still and he stood HC/Vqp3ms
Verse 14
And he passed through and he crossed over through all in the whole of tribes rods-of / tribal-branches-of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael Abel Meadow Avel and to Beth and house-of and Beyt Maakhah Maacah House of Maakah Beyt Maakhah and all and whole of the Berites the Berites the Berim and they hastened after him and they assembled themselves and they were gathered together and they assembled themselves and went they came also indeed after him behind him
וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹ֞ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor And he passed through and he crossed over HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal through all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc שִׁבְטֵ֣י 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey tribes rods-of / tribal-branches-of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אָבֵ֛לָ/ה 𐤀𐤁𐤋/𐤄 avelah Abel Meadow Avel HNp/Sd וּ/בֵ֥ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and to Beth and house-of and Beyt Maakhah HC/Np מַעֲכָ֖ה 𐤌𐤏𐤊𐤄 maakhah Maacah House of Maakah Beyt Maakhah HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הַ/בֵּרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 haberim the Berites the Berites the Berim HTd/Ngmpa ו/יקלהו 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤄𐤅 vyqlhv and they hastened after him and they assembled themselves HC/VNw3mp וַ/יִּקָּ֣הֲל֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤄𐤋𐤅 vayiqahalu and they were gathered together and they assembled themselves HC/VNw3mp וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and went they came HC/Vqw3mp אַף 𐤀𐤐 af also indeed HTa אַחֲרָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 15
and they came they came and they besieged and they besieged against it upon him in Abel in Abel-meadow in Avel of Beth house of Beyt Maakhah Maacah the House of Maakah Beyt Maakhah and they cast up and they poured out a mound piled-up siege ramp against toward the city the watchful settlement and it stood she stood against the rampart encircling rampart and all and whole of the people the gathered people who that-which with object-marker Joab YHWH is Father Yoav were battering destroying-ones to throw down to cause to fall the wall the enclosing wall
וַ/יָּבֹ֜אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יָּצֻ֣רוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤓𐤅 vayatsuru and they besieged and they besieged HC/Vqw3mp עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against it upon him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/אָבֵ֨לָ/ה֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤁𐤋/𐤄 beavelah in Abel in Abel-meadow in Avel HR/Np/Sd בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of Beth house of Beyt Maakhah HNp הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה 𐤄𐤌𐤏𐤊𐤄 hamaakhah Maacah the House of Maakah Beyt Maakhah HNp וַ/יִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤅 vayishepekhu and they cast up and they poured out HC/Vqw3mp סֹֽלְלָה֙ 𐤎𐤋𐤋𐤄 solelah a mound piled-up siege ramp HNcfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward HR הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וַֽ/תַּעֲמֹ֖ד 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤌𐤃 vataamod and it stood she stood HC/Vqw3fs בַּ/חֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤇𐤋 bachel against the rampart encircling rampart HRd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HR יוֹאָ֔ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤌 mashechitim were battering destroying-ones HVhrmpa לְ/הַפִּ֥יל 𐤋/𐤄𐤐𐤉𐤋 lehapil to throw down to cause to fall HR/Vhc הַ/חוֹמָֽה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 hachomah the wall the enclosing wall HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 17
and he approached and he drew near to her to her and she said and she said the woman the woman are you you (masculine singular) Joab YHWH is Father Yoav and he said and he said I I and she said and she said to him — hear Listen! the words of words of your handmaid your female servant and he said and he said listening the one who listens I I myself
וַ/יִּקְרַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤁 vayiqerav and he approached and he drew near HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs וַ/תֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אִשָּׁ֛ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/אַתָּ֥ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤄 haatah are you you (masculine singular) HTi/Pp2ms יוֹאָ֖ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָ֑נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer-2 and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs ל֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms שְׁמַע֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema hear Listen! HVqv2ms דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words of words of HNcmpc אֲמָתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 amatekha your handmaid your female servant HNcfsc/Sp2ms וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שֹׁמֵ֥עַ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shomea listening the one who listens HVqrmsa אָנֹֽכִי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs
Verse 21
not not so thus the matter the spoken-matter for for/because a man man from the hill country from the mountain of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim Sheba seven son of son Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri by name his name has lifted up he lifted his hand his hand against the king in the king against David in David in David give up Give! him him only to his apartness and I will depart and let me go from from upon the city the watchful settlement And she said and she said the woman the woman to toward Joab YHWH is Father Yoav Behold Look! his head his head shall be thrown cast-out one to you toward you over on behalf of the wall the enclosing wall
לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn כֵ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 khen so thus HD הַ/דָּבָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the matter the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֡י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִישׁ֩ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa מֵ/הַ֨ר 𐤌/𐤄𐤓 mehar from the hill country from the mountain HR/Ncmsc אֶפְרַ֜יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp שֶׁ֧בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva Sheba seven HAcfsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc בִּכְרִ֣י 𐤁𐤊𐤓𐤉 bikheri Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri HNp שְׁמ֗/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo by name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms נָשָׂ֤א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa has lifted up he lifted HVqp3ms יָד/וֹ֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms בַּ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe against the king in the king HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/דָוִ֔ד 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃 bedavid against David in David in David HR/Np תְּנֽוּ 𐤕𐤍𐤅 tenu give up Give! HVqv2mp אֹת֣/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms לְ/בַדּ֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤅 levado only to his apartness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֵלְכָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤄 veelekhah and I will depart and let me go HC/Vqh1cs מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon HR/R הָ/עִ֑יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וַ/תֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs הָֽ/אִשָּׁה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יוֹאָ֔ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm רֹאשׁ֛/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms מֻשְׁלָ֥ךְ 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤊 mushelakhe shall be thrown cast-out one HVHsmsa אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms בְּעַ֥ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead over on behalf of HR הַ/חוֹמָֽה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 hachomah the wall the enclosing wall HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 22
Then she came and she came the woman the woman to toward all entirety of the people the gathered people in her wisdom in her wisdom and they cut off and they cut off [direct object marker] object-marker head head of Sheba seven the son son of Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri and they threw and they hurled away to toward Joab YHWH is Father Yoav and he blew and he thrust forcefully the trumpet with the ram-horn and they were scattered and they scattered from from upon the city the watchful settlement man man to his tent to his tents And Joab and YHWH-is-Father and Yoav returned he returned to Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam to toward the king the king
וַ/תָּבוֹא֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 vatavo Then she came and she came HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אִשָּׁ֨ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/חָכְמָתָ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕/𐤄 bechakhematah in her wisdom in her wisdom HR/Ncfsc/Sp3fs וַֽ/יִּכְרְת֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 vayikheretu and they cut off and they cut off HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo רֹ֨אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head HNcmsc שֶׁ֤בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva of Sheba seven HAcfsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) the son son HNcmsc בִּכְרִי֙ 𐤁𐤊𐤓𐤉 bikheri of Bichri Firstborn-clansman Bikheri HNp וַ/יַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayashelikhu and they threw and they hurled away HC/Vhw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR יוֹאָ֔ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וַ/יִּתְקַע֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤒𐤏 vayiteqa and he blew and he thrust forcefully HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/שּׁוֹפָ֔ר 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 bashofar the trumpet with the ram-horn HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יָּפֻ֥צוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤑𐤅 vayafutsu and they were scattered and they scattered HC/Vqw3mp מֵֽ/עַל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon HR/R הָ/עִ֖יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa לְ/אֹהָלָ֑י/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤅 leohalayv to his tent to his tents HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/יוֹאָ֛ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 veyoav And Joab and YHWH-is-Father and Yoav HC/Np שָׁ֥ב 𐤔𐤁 shav returned he returned HVqp3ms יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim to Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
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