2 Samuel 3

The war between the house of David and the house of Saul continues with David's side growing stronger; Abner defects from Ish-bosheth to unite Israel and Judah under David after a dispute, but Joab murders Abner in revenge for his brother.[1][2][8]

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וַ/יִּחַר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and it burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms לְ/אַבְנֵ֨ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 leavener to Abner to Father-Lamp to Avener HR/Np מְאֹ֜ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon HR דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words of words of HNcmpc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish the man individual man Ish Boshet HNp בֹּ֗שֶׁת 𐤁𐤔𐤕 boshet of shame Man-of-Shame Ish Boshet HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הֲ/רֹ֨אשׁ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔 harosh a head the head HTi/Ncmsc כֶּ֥לֶב 𐤊𐤋𐤁 kelev of a dog dog HNcmsa אָנֹ֘כִי֮ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לִֽ/יהוּדָה֒ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 lihudah to Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah HR/Np הַ/יּ֨וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa אֶֽעֱשֶׂה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I do I will do HVqi1cs חֶ֜סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed kindness covenant-loyal love HNcmsa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house of house-of HNcmsc שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אָבִ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֶחָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 echayv his brothers his brothers HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R מֵ֣רֵעֵ֔/הוּ 𐤌𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 mereehu his friends his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn הִמְצִיתִ֖/ךָ 𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤕/𐤊 himetsitikha I have delivered you I have caused you to find HVhp1cs/Sp2ms בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/תִּפְקֹ֥ד 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤒𐤃 vatifeqod you charge and you attended to HC/Vqw2ms עָלַ֛/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me upon me HR/Sp1cs עֲוֺ֥ן 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity distortion-guilt HNcbsc הָ/אִשָּׁ֖ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah of the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/יּֽוֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom-2 today the day HTd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms אַבְנֵ֨ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp מַלְאָכִ֧ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers messengers HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp תחת/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕/𐤅 tchtv on his behalf under him HR/Sp3ms תַּחְתָּ֥י/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv on his behalf beneath him; in his place HR/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹ֖ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לְ/מִי 𐤋/𐤌𐤉 lemi to whom to whom? HR/Ti אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets the land land HNcbsa לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor-2 saying to say HR/Vqc כָּרְתָ֤/ה 𐤊𐤓𐤕/𐤄 karetah you have cut Cut! HVqv2ms/Sh בְרִֽיתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊 veritekha your covenant your binding covenant HNcfsc/Sp2ms אִתִּ֔/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 iti with me with me HR/Sp1cs וְ/הִנֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm יָדִ֣/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs עִמָּ֔/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you HR/Sp2fs לְ/הָסֵ֥ב 𐤋/𐤄𐤎𐤁 lehasev to bring over to cause to turn HR/Vhc אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you toward you HR/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov Good good HAamsa אֲנִ֕י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs אֶכְרֹ֥ת 𐤀𐤊𐤓𐤕 ekherot will make I will cut HVqi1cs אִתְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itekha with you with you HR/Sp2ms בְּרִ֑ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement HNcfsa אַ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe but surely HTa דָּבָ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar thing spoken matter HNcmsa אֶחָ֡ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa אָנֹכִי֩ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs שֹׁאֵ֨ל 𐤔𐤀𐤋 shoel require one who asks HVqrmsa מֵ/אִתְּ/ךָ֤ 𐤌/𐤀𐤕/𐤊 meitekha of you from beside you HR/R/Sp2ms לֵ/אמֹר֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִרְאֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh you shall see you will see HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo פָּנַ֔/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 panay my face my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki unless for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im unless if / whether HC לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הֱבִיאֲ/ךָ֗ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤊 heviakha you bring he caused you to enter HVhp3ms/Sp2ms אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - object-marker HTo מִיכַ֣ל 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 mikhal Michal Mikhal Mikhal HNp בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp בְּ/בֹאֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤁/𐤁𐤀/𐤊 bevoakha when you come in your coming HR/Vqc/Sp2ms לִ/רְא֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 lireot to see to see HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 - object-marker HTo פָּנָֽ/י 𐤐𐤍/𐤉 panay-2 my face my face HNcbpc/Sp1cs
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וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber And spoke he declared HC/Vpw3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa אַבְנֵ֖ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney in the ears of in the ears of HR/Ncfdc בִנְיָמִ֑ין 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 vineyamin Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 also also HTa אַבְנֵ֗ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener-2 Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp לְ/דַבֵּ֞ר 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ledaber to speak to declare HR/Vpc בְּ/אָזְנֵ֤י 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney-2 in the ears of in the ears of HR/Ncfdc דָוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/חֶבְר֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 becheveron in Hebron in Alliance-Place in Cheveron HR/Np אֵ֤ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr טוֹב֙ 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov seemed good good HVqp3ms בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/בְ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 uveeyney and in the eyes of and in eyes of HC/R/Ncbdc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc בִּנְיָמִֽן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 bineyamin of Benjamin Right-hand son Bineyamin HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַבְנֵ֣ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֡ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אָק֣וּמָה 𐤀𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤄 aqumah I will arise let me rise HVqh1cs וְֽ/אֵלֵ֡כָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤄 veelekhah and go and let me go HC/Vqh1cs וְ/אֶקְבְּצָה֩ 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤄 veeqebetsah and will gather and let me gather HC/Vqh1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR אֲדֹנִ֨/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/יִכְרְת֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 veyikheretu and they may cut/make and they will cut HC/Vqi3mp אִתְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itekha with you with you HR/Sp2ms בְּרִ֔ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit a covenant binding agreement HNcfsa וּ/מָ֣לַכְתָּ֔ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕 umalakheta and you shall reign and you reigned HC/Vqq2ms בְּ/כֹ֥ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol over all in entirety HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תְּאַוֶּ֖ה 𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤄 teaveh desires she intensely desires HVpi3fs נַפְשֶׁ֑/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your soul your living being HNcbsc/Sp2ms וַ/יְּשַׁלַּ֥ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayeshalach And sent and he dispatched HC/Vpw3ms דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אַבְנֵ֖ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener-2 Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/שָׁלֽוֹם 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 beshalom in peace in wholeness HR/Ncmsa
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וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לְ/הַבְר֧וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 lehaverot to persuade to cause to choose HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa בְּ/ע֣וֹד 𐤁/𐤏𐤅𐤃 beod while still; again; further HR/D הַ/יּ֑וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom day the day HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשָּׁבַ֨ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 vayishava and swore and he swore himself by oath HC/VNw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh so in this manner HD יַעֲשֶׂה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh do he will do HVqj3ms לִּ֤/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa וְ/כֹ֣ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤄 vekhoh and more and thus HC/D יֹסִ֔יף 𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤐 yosif add he will cause to add HVhj3ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC לִ/פְנֵ֧י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc בֽוֹא 𐤁𐤅𐤀 vo sets in him HVqc הַ/שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa אֶטְעַם 𐤀𐤈𐤏𐤌 eteam I taste I will taste HVqi1cs לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem-2 bread bread HNcbsa א֥וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal-2 any all of HNcmsc מְאֽוּמָה 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤌𐤄 meumah thing any marked thing HNcfsa
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