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וַיְהִ֗י בִּֽהְיֹות֙ הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה בֵּ֚ין בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וּבֵ֖ין בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד וְאַבְנֵ֛ר הָיָ֥ה מִתְחַזֵּ֖ק בְּבֵ֥ית שָׁאֽוּל׃ And it happened, when the war was between the house of Shaʾul and between the house of Dawid, that Avner was strengthening himself in the house … Continue reading →

וְהַשִּׁשִּׁ֣י יִתְרְעָ֔ם לְעֶגְלָ֖ה אֵ֣שֶׁת דָּוִ֑ד אֵ֛לֶּה יֻלְּד֥וּ לְדָוִ֖ד בְּחֶבְרֹֽון׃ פ And the sixth was Yitreʿam, by ʿEgla, wife of Dawid. These were born to Dawid in Ḥevron.   Morphology וְהַשִּׁשִּׁי (ve-ha-shishi) – Root: ששׁ; Form: Ordinal adjective, masculine singular with … Continue reading →

וְהָרְבִיעִ֖י אֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה בֶן־חַגִּ֑ית וְהַחֲמִישִׁ֖י שְׁפַטְיָ֥ה בֶן־אֲבִיטָֽל׃ And the fourth was Adoniyya, son of Ḥaggit; and the fifth was Shefatya, son of Avital.   Morphology וְהָרְבִיעִי (ve-ha-reviʿi) – Root: רבע; Form: Ordinal adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “and the … Continue reading →

וּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ כִלְאָ֔ב לַאֲבִיגַיִל אֵ֖שֶׁת נָבָ֣ל הַכַּרְמְלִ֑י וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁי אַבְשָׁלֹום בֶּן־מַעֲכָה בַּת־תַּלְמַי מֶלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר׃ And his second was Kileʾav, by Avigayil, the wife of Naval the Karmeli; and the third was Avshalom, son of Maʿakha, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.   … Continue reading →

וַיִּלָּדוּ לְדָוִד בָּנִים בְּחֶבְרֹון וַיְהִי בְכֹרֹו אַמְנֹון לַאֲחִינֹעַם הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִת׃ And sons were born to Dawid in Ḥevron, and his firstborn was Amnon, by Aḥinoʿam the Yizreʿelit.   Morphology וַיִּלָּדוּ (vayyillādu) – Root: ילד; Form: Nifal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; … Continue reading →

וַתְּהִ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ אֲרֻכָּ֔ה בֵּ֚ין בֵּ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וּבֵ֖ין בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד וְדָוִד֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ וְחָזֵ֔ק וּבֵ֥ית שָׁא֖וּל הֹלְכִ֥ים וְדַלִּֽים׃ ס And the war was long between the house of Shaʾul and the house of Dawid, and Dawid was going and growing stronger, but … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂאוּ֙ אֶת־עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֨הוּ֙ בְּקֶ֣בֶר אָבִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֖ר בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ כָל־הַלַּ֗יְלָה יֹואָב֙ וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו וַיֵּאֹ֥ר לָהֶ֖ם בְּחֶבְרֹֽון׃ And they carried ʿAsaʾel and buried him in the grave of his father, which is in Beit Leḥem. And Yoʾav and his men went all … Continue reading →

וְעַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֗ד הִכּוּ֙ מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ן וּבְאַנְשֵׁ֖י אַבְנֵ֑ר שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֧ות וְשִׁשִּׁ֛ים אִ֖ישׁ מֵֽתוּ׃ And the servants of Dawid struck from Binyamin and among the men of ʾAvner three hundred and sixty men who died.   Morphology וְעַבְדֵ֣י (ve-ʿavdei) – Root: עבד (ʿavad); Form: … Continue reading →

וְיֹואָ֗ב שָׁ֚ב מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֔ר וַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץ אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֑ם וַיִּפָּ֨קְד֜וּ מֵעַבְדֵ֥י דָוִ֛ד תִּשְׁעָֽה־עָשָׂ֥ר אִ֖ישׁ וַעֲשָׂה־אֵֽל׃ And Yoʾav returned from pursuing ʾAvner, and he gathered all the people, and there were missing from the servants of Dawid nineteen men and ʿAsahel.   Morphology וְיֹואָ֗ב … Continue reading →

וְאַבְנֵ֣ר וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֗יו הָֽלְכוּ֙ בָּֽעֲרָבָ֔ה כֹּ֖ל הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ כָּל־הַבִּתְרֹ֔ון וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ מַחֲנָֽיִם׃ And ʾAvner and his men went through the ʿArava all that night, and they crossed the Yarden, and they went through all the Bitron, and they came … Continue reading →

וַיִּתְקַ֤ע יֹואָב֙ בַּשֹּׁופָ֔ר וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ כָּל־הָעָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִרְדְּפ֥וּ עֹ֖וד אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽא־יָסְפ֥וּ עֹ֖וד לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃ And Yoʾav blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and they did not pursue again after Yisraʾel, nor did they continue any longer to fight.   … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֹואָ֔ב חַ֚י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים כִּ֥י לוּלֵ֖א דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ כִּ֣י אָ֤ז מֵֽהַבֹּ֨קֶר֙ נַעֲלָ֣ה הָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י אָחִֽיו׃ And Yoʾav said, “As the living God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then from the morning the people would have gone up, each … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֨א אַבְנֵ֜ר אֶל־יֹואָ֗ב וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הֲלָנֶ֨צַח֙ תֹּ֣אכַל חֶ֔רֶב הֲלֹ֣וא יָדַ֔עְתָּה כִּֽי־מָרָ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה בָּאַחֲרֹונָ֑ה וְעַד־מָתַי֙ לֹֽא־תֹאמַ֣ר לָעָ֔ם לָשׁ֖וּב מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ And ʾAvner called to Yoʾav and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִן֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֔ר וַיִּהְי֖וּ לַאֲגֻדָּ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ עַ֥ל רֹאשׁ־גִּבְעָ֖ה אֶחָֽת׃ And the sons of Binyamin gathered themselves together after ʾAvner, and they became one band, and they stood on the top of a hill.   Morphology וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּ (vayyitkabbetsu) – … Continue reading →

וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֛וּ יֹואָ֥ב וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֑ר וְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ בָּ֔אָה וְהֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ עַד־גִּבְעַ֣ת אַמָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵי־גִ֔יחַ דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר גִּבְעֹֽון׃ And Yoʾav and ʾAvishai pursued after ʾAvner, and the sun went down, and they came to the Hill of Amma, which is before Giyaḥ, … Continue reading →

וַיְמָאֵ֣ן לָס֗וּר וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ אַבְנֵר֩ בְּאַחֲרֵ֨י הַחֲנִ֜ית אֶל־הַחֹ֗מֶשׁ וַתֵּצֵ֤א הַֽחֲנִית֙ מֵאַחֲרָ֔יו וַיִּפָּל־שָׁ֖ם וַיָּ֣מָת תַּחְתָּ֑ו וַיְהִ֡י כָּל־הַבָּ֣א אֶֽל־הַמָּקֹום֩ אֲשֶׁר־נָ֨פַל שָׁ֧ם עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל וַיָּמֹ֖ת וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ But he refused to turn aside, so ʾAvner struck him with the back end of the spear into the … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧סֶף עֹ֣וד אַבְנֵ֗ר לֵאמֹר֙ אֶל־עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל ס֥וּר לְךָ֖ מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑י לָ֤מָּה אַכֶּ֨כָּה֙ אַ֔רְצָה וְאֵיךְ֙ אֶשָּׂ֣א פָנַ֔י אֶל־יֹואָ֖ב אָחִֽיךָ׃ And ʾAvner continued again to say to ʿAsahel, “Turn aside for yourself from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? And … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו אַבְנֵ֗ר נְטֵ֤ה לְךָ֙ עַל־יְמִֽינְךָ֙ אֹ֣ו עַל־שְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָ וֶאֱחֹ֣ז לְךָ֗ אֶחָד֙ מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְקַח־לְךָ֖ אֶת־חֲלִצָתֹ֑ו וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֣ה עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל לָס֖וּר מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃ And ʾAvner said to him, “Turn aside for yourself to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young … Continue reading →

וַיִּ֤פֶן אַבְנֵר֙ אַֽחֲרָ֔יו וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הַאַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה עֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָנֹֽכִי׃ And ʾAvner turned behind him and said, “Is that you, ʿAsahel?” And he said, “It is I.” Morphology וַיִּ֤פֶן (vayyifen) – Root: פן (panah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading →

וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף עֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֣י אַבְנֵ֑ר וְלֹֽא־נָטָ֣ה לָלֶ֗כֶת עַל־הַיָּמִין֙ וְעַֽל־הַשְּׂמֹ֔אול מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י אַבְנֵֽר׃ And ʿAsahel pursued after ʾAvner, and he did not turn aside to go to the right or to the left from following after ʾAvner.   Morphology וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף (vayyirdof) – Root: … Continue reading →

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־שָׁ֗ם שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ בְּנֵ֣י צְרוּיָ֔ה יֹואָ֥ב וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙ קַ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֔יו כְּאַחַ֥ד הַצְּבָיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ And the three sons of Tseruya were there: Yoʾav, and ʾAvishai, and ʿAsahel. And ʿAsahel was swift on his feet like one of the gazelles that … Continue reading →

וַתְּהִ֧י הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה קָשָׁ֥ה עַד־מְאֹ֖ד בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף אַבְנֵר֙ וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִֽד׃ And the battle was very fierce on that day, and ʾAvner and the men of Yisraʾel were struck down before the servants of Dawid.   Morphology וַתְּהִ֧י … Continue reading →

וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּ אִ֣ישׁ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ רֵעֵ֗הוּ וְחַרְבֹּו֙ בְּצַ֣ד רֵעֵ֔הוּ וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו וַיִּקְרָא֙ לַמָּקֹ֣ום הַה֔וּא חֶלְקַ֥ת הַצֻּרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּגִבְעֹֽון׃ And they seized each the head of his fellow, and his sword was in the side of his fellow, and they fell together. And … Continue reading →

וַיָּקֻ֖מוּ וַיַּעַבְר֣וּ בְמִסְפָּ֑ר שְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣ר לְבִנְיָמִ֗ן וּלְאִ֥ישׁ בֹּ֨שֶׁת֙ בֶּן־שָׁא֔וּל וּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר מֵעַבְדֵ֥י דָוִֽד׃ And they arose and passed over by number: twelve for Binyamin and for ʾIsh Boshet son of Shaʾul, and twelve from the servants of Dawid.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְנֵר֙ אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב יָק֤וּמוּ נָא֙ הַנְּעָרִ֔ים וִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּ לְפָנֵ֑ינוּ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יֹואָ֖ב יָקֻֽמוּ׃ And ʾAvner said to Yoʾav, “Let the young men now arise and let them play before us.” And Yoʾav said, “Let them arise.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyomer) – Root: … Continue reading →

וְיֹואָ֨ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֜ה וְעַבְדֵ֤י דָוִד֙ יָֽצְא֔וּ וַֽיִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּם עַל־בְּרֵכַ֥ת גִּבְעֹ֖ון יַחְדָּ֑ו וַיֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּ אֵ֤לֶּה עַל־הַבְּרֵכָה֙ מִזֶּ֔ה וְאֵ֥לֶּה עַל־הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה מִזֶּֽה׃ And Yoʾav son of Tseruya and the servants of Dawid went out, and they met them by the pool of Giveʿon together; and these … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצֵא֙ אַבְנֵ֣ר בֶּן־נֵ֔ר וְעַבְדֵ֖י אִֽישׁ־בֹּ֣שֶׁת בֶּן־שָׁא֑וּל מִֽמַּחֲנַ֖יִם גִּבְעֹֽונָה׃ And ʾAvner son of Ner went out, and the servants of ʾIsh-boshet son of Shaʾul, from Maḥanayim to Giveʿon.   Morphology וַיֵּצֵא֙ (vayyetse) – Root: יצא (yatsa); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֩ הָיָ֨ה דָוִ֥ד מֶ֛לֶךְ בְּחֶבְרֹ֖ון עַל־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ ס And it was the number of the days that Dawid was king in Ḥevron over the house of Yehuda: seven years and six months.   … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֨ים שָׁנָ֜ה אִֽישׁ־בֹּ֣שֶׁת בֶּן־שָׁא֗וּל בְּמָלְכֹו֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּשְׁתַּ֥יִם שָׁנִ֖ים מָלָ֑ךְ אַ֚ךְ בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה הָי֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י דָוִֽד׃ ʾIsh-boshet, son of Shaʾul, was forty years old when he began to reign over Yisraʾel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Yehuda … Continue reading →

וַיַּמְלִכֵ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־הַגִּלְעָ֔ד וְאֶל־הָאֲשׁוּרִ֖י וְאֶֽל־יִזְרְעֶ֑אל וְעַל־אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ וְעַל־בִּנְיָמִ֔ן וְעַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כֻּלֹּֽה׃ פ And he made him king over the Gileʿad, and over the Ashuri, and over Yizreʿel, and over Efrayim, and over Binyamin, and over all Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיַּמְלִכֵ֨הוּ֙ (vayyamlikhehu) – Root: … Continue reading →