The House of David Strengthened
1
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David waxed stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
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| and·? | the·from·to·? | I-will·? | between
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| BITh | ShEUL | UBIN
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| in·he-will·she-will | ? | and·between
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| BITh | DUD | UDUD | ALK | UChZQ
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| in·he-will·she-will | ? | and·? | the·to·as | and·?
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| UBITh | ShEUL | ALKIM | UDLIM
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| and·in·he-will·she-will | ? | the·to·as·sea | and·?
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2
To David were sons born in Hebron; and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
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| BNIM | BChBRUN | UIAI | BKURU
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| I-will·from·we·and·we | to·I-will·? | the·he-will·?
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3
and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
G | UMShNAU | KLEB | LEBIGL
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| and·from·? | as·to·father | to·I-will·in·he-will·?
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4
and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
D | UARBIOI | EDNIA | BN- | ChGITh | UAChMIShI
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| and·the·four | I-will·? | in·we | ? | and·the·five
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| ShFTIA | BN- | EBITL
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| ? | in·we | I-will·in·he-will·?
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5
and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
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| and·the·six | he-will·? | to·? | I-will·? | ? | this
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6
It came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner showed himself strong in the house of Saul.
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| and·be | in·the·he-will·and·she-will | the·from·to·?
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| BIN | BITh | ShEUL | UBIN
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| between | in·he-will·she-will | ? | and·between
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| BITh | DUD | UEBNR
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| in·he-will·she-will | ? | and·I-will·in·we·?
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| AIA | MThChZQ | BBITh
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| the·he-will·the | from·? | in·in·he-will·she-will
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7
Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and [Ish-bosheth] said to Abner: 'Wherefore have you gone in to my father's concubine?'
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| and·to·? | ? | and·? | ? | in·she-will
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| I-will·he-will·the | and·he-will·say | this
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| EBNR | MDUO | BEThA | EL- | FILGSh
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| I-will·in·we·? | from·? | in·I-will·? | this | ?
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8
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said: 'Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? This day do I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David, and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman.
Ch | UIChR | LEBNR | MED | OL- | DBRI
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| and·he-will·? | to·I-will·in·we·? | very | on | ?
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| EISh- | BShTh | UIEMR | ARESh
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| I-will·he-will·? | in·? | and·he-will·say | the·?
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| KLB | ENKI | EShR | LIAUDA | AIUM
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| as·heart | I | which | to·he-will·the·and·? | the·day
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| EOShA- | ChSD | OM- | BITh | ShEUL
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| I-will·make | ? | ? | in·he-will·she-will | ?
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| EBIK | EL- | EChIU | UEL- | MROAU
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| I-will·in·he-will·as | this | I-will·? | and·this | from·?
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| ULE | AMTsIThK | BID- | DUD | UThFQD | OLI | OUN
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| and·not | the·from·? | in·he-will·? | ? | and·? | ? | ?
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| AEShA | AIUM
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| the·I-will·? | the·day
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9
God do so to Abner, and more also, if, as IAUA has sworn to David, I do not even so to him;
T | KA- | IOShA | ELAIM | LEBNR
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| as·the | he-will·make | God | to·I-will·in·we·?
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| UKA | ISIF | LU | KI | KEShR | NShBO | IAUA
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| and·as·the | he-will·? | to·and | that | as·which | we·? | IAUA
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| LDUD | KI- | KN | EOShA- | LU
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| to·? | that | so | I-will·make | to·and
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10
to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba.'
I | LAOBIR | AMMLKA
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| MBITh | ShEUL | ULAQIM | ETh-
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| from·in·he-will·she-will | ? | and·to·the·? | the
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| KSE | DUD | OL- | IShREL | UOL- | IAUDA | MDN
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11
He could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.
IE | ULE- | IKL | OUD | LAShIB | ETh- | EBNR
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| and·not | finish | ? | to·the·return | the | I-will·in·we·?
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| DBR | MIREThU | EThU
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| ? | from·he-will·? | him
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12
Abner sent messengers to David straightway, saying: 'Whose is the land?' saying also: 'Make your league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with you, to bring over all Israel to you.'
IB | UIShLCh | EBNR
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| and·he-will·send | I-will·in·we·?
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| MLEKIM | EL- | DUD | ThChThU | LEMR
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| from·to·I-will·as·sea | this | ? | ? | to·say
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| LMI- | ERTs | LEMR | KRThA | BRIThK | EThI
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| to·from·he-will | earth | to·say | as·? | in·? | I-will·?
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| UANA | IDI | OMK | LASB
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| and·listen | he-will·? | ? | to·the·?
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| ELIK | ETh- | KL- | IShREL
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| I-will·to·he-will·as | the | all | Israel
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13
He said: 'Well; I will make a league with you; but one thing I require of you, that is, you shall not see my face, except you first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face.'
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| and·he-will·say | good | I | I-will·as·? | I-will·? | in·?
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| I-will·as | ? | one | I | ? | from·I-will·? | to·say | not
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| seen | the | face | that | I-will·from | to·face
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| the·in·he-will·I-will·as | the | from·finish
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| BTh- | ShEUL | BBEK | LREUTh | ETh- | FNI
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| in·she-will | ? | in·in·I-will·as | to·? | the | face
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14
David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying: 'Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'
ID | UIShLCh | DUD | MLEKIM | EL-
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| and·he-will·send | ? | from·to·I-will·as·sea | this
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| EISh- | BShTh | BN- | ShEUL | LEMR | ThNA | ETh-
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| I-will·he-will·? | in·? | in·we | ? | to·say | ? | the
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| EShThI | ETh- | MIKL | EShR | ERShThI | LI
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| I-will·? | the | from·finish | which | I-will·? | to·he-will
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| BMEA | ORLUTh | FLShThIM
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15
Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.
TU | UIShLCh | EISh | BShTh
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| and·he-will·send | I-will·he-will·? | in·?
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| UIQChA | MOM | EISh | MOM | FLTIEL
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| and·he-will·? | from·? | I-will·he-will·? | from·? | ?
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| BN- | LUSh | (LISh)
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| in·we | to·and·? | to·he-will·?
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16
Her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. Then said Abner to him: 'Go, return'; and he returned.
TZ | UILK | EThA | EIShA
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| and·he-will·to·as | I-will·? | I-will·he-will·?
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| ALUK | UBKA | EChRIA | OD- | BChRIM
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| the·to·and·as | and·in·as·the | I-will·? | ? | in·?
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| UIEMR | ELIU
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| and·he-will·say | I-will·to·he-will·and
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| EBNR | LK | ShUB | UIShB
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| I-will·in·we·? | to·as | ? | and·he-will·?
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17
Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying: 'In times past you sought for David to be king over you;
IZ | UDBR- | EBNR | AIA | OM- | ZQNI | IShREL
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| and·? | I-will·in·we·? | the·he-will·the | ? | ? | Israel
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| to·say | ? | ? | ? | ? | the·he-will·he-will·?
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| MBQShIM | ETh- | DUD | LMLK | OLIKM
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| from·in·? | the | ? | to·from·to·as | ?
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18
now then do it; for IAUA has spoken of David, saying: By the hand of My servant David I will save My people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.'
ICh | UOThA | OShU | KI | IAUA | EMR | EL- | DUD | LEMR | BID
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| and·? | ? | that | IAUA | say | this | ? | to·say | in·he-will·?
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| DUD | OBDI | AUShIO | ETh- | OMI | IShREL | MID
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| ? | work-of | the·and·? | the | ? | Israel | from·he-will·?
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| FLShThIM | UMID | KL-
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| ? | and·from·he-will·? | all
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| EIBIAM
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| I-will·he-will·in·he-will·them
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19
Abner also spoke in the ears of Benjamin; and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and to the whole house of Benjamin.
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| and·he-will·? | ? | I-will·in·we·? | in·I-will·?
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| BNIMIN | UILK
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| in·we·he-will·from·he-will·we | and·he-will·to·as
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| GM- | EBNR | LDBR | BEZNI | DUD | BChBRUN | ETh
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| ? | I-will·in·we·? | to·? | in·I-will·? | ? | in·? | the
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| KL- | EShR- | TUB | BOINI | IShREL | UBOINI | KL-
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| all | which | good | in·? | Israel | and·in·? | all
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| BITh | BNIMN
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| in·he-will·she-will | in·we·he-will·from
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20
So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast.
K | UIBE | EBNR | EL- | DUD | ChBRUN
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| and·he-will·come | I-will·in·we·? | this | ? | ?
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| UEThU | OShRIM | ENShIM | UIOSh | DUD
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| and·him | ? | I-will·we·? | and·he-will·make | ?
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| LEBNR | ULENShIM | EShR- | EThU
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| to·I-will·in·we·? | and·to·I-will·we·? | which | him
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21
Abner said to David: 'I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.' David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
KE | UIEMR | EBNR | EL- | DUD | EQUMA
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| and·he-will·say | I-will·in·we·? | this | ? | I-will·?
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| UELKA | UEQBTsA | EL- | EDNI
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| and·I-will·to·as·the | and·I-will·? | this | I-will·?
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| AMLK | ETh- | KL- | IShREL | UIKRThU
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| the·from·to·as | the | all | Israel | and·he-will·as·?
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| EThK | BRITh | UMLKTh | BKL | EShR-
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| I-will·? | in·? | and·from·to·as·she-will | in·all | which
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| ThEUA | NFShK | UIShLCh | DUD | ETh- | EBNR
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| ? | we·? | and·he-will·send | ? | the | I-will·in·we·?
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| UILK | BShLUM
|
| and·he-will·to·as | in·?
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22
And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from a foray, and brought in a great spoil with them; but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
KB | UANA | OBDI | DUD | UIUEB | BE
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| and·listen | work-of | ? | and·he-will·and·father | come
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| MAGDUD | UShLL | RB | OMM | ABIEU
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| from·the·? | and·? | ? | ? | the·in·he-will·I-will·and
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| UEBNR | EINNU | OM-
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| and·I-will·in·we·? | I-will·he-will·we·we·and | ?
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| DUD | BChBRUN | KI | ShLChU | UILK | BShLUM
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| ? | in·? | that | ? | and·he-will·to·as | in·?
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23
When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying: 'Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he is gone in peace.'
KG | UIUEB | UKL- | ATsBE | EShR- | EThU
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| and·he-will·and·father | and·all | the·host | which | him
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| BEU | UIGDU | LIUEB
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| in·I-will·and | and·he-will·? | to·he-will·and·father
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| LEMR | BE- | EBNR | BN- | NR | EL-
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| to·say | come | I-will·in·we·? | in·we | we·? | this
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| AMLK | UIShLChAU | UILK
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| the·from·to·as | and·he-will·? | and·he-will·to·as
|
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24
Then Joab came to the king, and said: 'What have you done? behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone?
KD | UIBE | IUEB | EL-
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| and·he-will·come | he-will·and·father | this
|
| AMLK | UIEMR | MA | OShIThA
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| the·from·to·as | and·he-will·say | from·the | ?
|
| ANA- | BE | EBNR | ELIK
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| listen | come | I-will·in·we·? | I-will·to·he-will·as
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| LMA- | ZA | ShLChThU | UILK
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| to·from·the | ? | ? | and·he-will·to·as
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25
You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.'
KA | IDOTh | ETh- | EBNR | BN- | NR | KI | LFThThK
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| he-will·? | the | I-will·in·we·? | in·we | we·? | that | to·?
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| BE | ULDOTh | ETh- | MUTsEK | UETh-
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| come | and·to·? | the | from·and·? | and·the
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| MBUEK | (MUBEK)
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| from·in·and·I-will·as | from·and·in·I-will·as
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| ULDOTh | ETh | KL- | EShR | EThA | OShA
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| and·to·? | the | all | which | I-will·? | make
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26
When Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from Bor-sirah; but David knew it not.
KU | UITsE | IUEB | MOM | DUD
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| and·he-will·? | he-will·and·father | from·? | ?
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| UIShLCh | MLEKIM | EChRI
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| and·he-will·send | from·to·I-will·as·sea | I-will·?
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| EBNR | UIShBU | EThU | MBUR
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| I-will·in·we·? | and·he-will·? | him | from·in·and·?
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| ASRA | UDUD | LE | IDO
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| the·? | and·? | not | he-will·?
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27
When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there in the groin, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
KZ | UIShB | EBNR | ChBRUN | UITAU
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| and·he-will·? | I-will·in·we·? | ? | and·he-will·?
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| IUEB | EL- | ThUK | AShOR | LDBR | EThU | BShLI
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| he-will·and·father | this | middle | the·? | to·? | him | in·?
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| UIKAU | ShM | AChMSh
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| and·he-will·as·the·and | name | the·?
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| UIMTh | BDM | OShAEL | EChIU
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| and·he-will·from·she-will | in·? | ? | I-will·?
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28
Afterward when David heard it, he said: 'I and my kingdom are guiltless before IAUA for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner;
KCh | UIShMO | DUD | MEChRI | KN | UIEMR
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| and·he-will·? | ? | from·I-will·? | so | and·he-will·say
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| NQI | ENKI | UMMLKThI | MOM | IAUA | OD- | OULM
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| we·? | I | and·from·from·to·as·? | from·? | IAUA | ? | ?
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| MDMI | EBNR | BN- | NR
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| from·? | I-will·in·we·? | in·we | we·?
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29
let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that has an issue, or that is a leper, or that leans on a staff, or that falls by the sword, or that lacks bread.'
KT | IChLU | OL- | RESh | IUEB | UEL | KL-
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| he-will·? | on | ? | he-will·and·father | and·this | all
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| BITh | EBIU
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| in·he-will·she-will | I-will·in·he-will·and
|
| UEL- | IKRTh | MBITh
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| and·this | he-will·as·? | from·in·he-will·she-will
|
| IUEB | ZB | UMTsRO | UMChZIQ | BFLK
|
| he-will·and·father | ? | and·from·? | and·from·? | in·?
|
| UNFL | BChRB | UChSR- | LChM
|
| and·we·? | in·Horeb | and·? | to·?
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30
So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.
L | UIUEB | UEBIShI
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| and·he-will·and·father | and·I-will·in·he-will·?
|
| EChIU | ARGU | LEBNR | OL | EShR
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| I-will·? | the·? | to·I-will·in·we·? | on | which
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| AMITh | ETh- | OShAEL | EChIAM
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| the·from·he-will·she-will | the | ? | I-will·?
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| BGBOUN | BMLChMA
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| in·? | in·from·to·?
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31
David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him: 'Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and wail before Abner.' King David followed the bier.
LE | UIEMR | DUD | EL- | IUEB
|
| and·he-will·say | ? | this | he-will·and·father
|
| UEL- | KL- | AOM | EShR- | EThU | QROU | BGDIKM | UChGRU | ShQIM
|
| and·this | all | the·? | which | him | ? | in·? | and·? | ?
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| USFDU | LFNI | EBNR | UAMLK | DUD
|
| and·? | to·face | I-will·in·we·? | and·the·from·to·as | ?
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| ALK | EChRI | AMTA
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| the·to·as | I-will·? | the·from·?
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32
They buried Abner in Hebron; and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.
LB | UIQBRU | ETh- | EBNR | BChBRUN
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| and·he-will·? | the | I-will·in·we·? | in·?
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| UIShE | AMLK | ETh- | QULU
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| and·he-will·? | the·from·to·as | the | ?
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| UIBK | EL- | QBR | EBNR
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| and·he-will·in·as | this | ? | I-will·in·we·?
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| UIBKU | KL- | AOM
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| and·he-will·in·as·and | all | the·?
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33
The king lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dies?
LG | UIQNN | AMLK | EL- | EBNR
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| and·he-will·? | the·from·to·as | this | I-will·in·we·?
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| UIEMR | AKMUTh | NBL
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| and·he-will·say | the·as·from·and·she-will | we·in·to
|
| IMUTh | EBNR
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| he-will·from·and·she-will | I-will·in·we·?
|
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34
Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters; as a man falls before the children of iniquity, so didst you fall. All the people wept again over him.
LD | IDK | LE- | ESRUTh | URGLIK | LE- | LNChShThIM | AGShU
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| he-will·? | not | I-will·? | and·? | not | to·we·? | the·?
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| KNFUL | LFNI | BNI- | OULA | NFLTh
|
| as·we·? | to·face | in·we·he-will | ? | we·?
|
| UISFU | KL- | AOM | LBKUTh | OLIU
|
| and·he-will·? | all | the·? | to·in·as·and·she-will | ?
|
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35
All the people came to cause David to eat bread while it was yet day; but David swore, saying: 'God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or aught else, till the sun be down.'
LA | UIBE | KL- | AOM | LABRUTh | ETh- | DUD | LChM
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| and·he-will·come | all | the·? | to·the·in·? | the | ? | to·?
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| BOUD | AIUM | UIShBO | DUD | LEMR | KA
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| in·? | the·day | and·he-will·? | ? | to·say | as·the
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| IOShA- | LI | ELAIM | UKA | ISIF
|
| he-will·make | to·he-will | God | and·as·the | he-will·?
|
| KI | EM- | LFNI | BUE- | AShMSh
|
| that | I-will·from | to·face | come | the·brightness
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| ETOM- | LChM | EU | KL-
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| I-will·? | to·? | I-will·and | all
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| MEUMA
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| from·I-will·and·from·the
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All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; whatsoever the king did, pleased all the people.
LU | UKL- | AOM | AKIRU
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| and·all | the·? | the·as·he-will·?
|
| UIITB | BOINIAM | KKL | EShR | OShA
|
| and·he-will·he-will·? | in·? | as·all | which | make
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| AMLK | BOINI | KL- | AOM | TUB
|
| the·from·to·as | in·? | all | the·? | good
|
|
37
So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.
LZ | UIDOU | KL- | AOM | UKL- | IShREL | BIUM
|
| and·he-will·? | all | the·? | and·all | Israel | in·day
|
| AAUE | KI | LE | AIThA
|
| the·the·and·I-will | that | not | was
|
| MAMLK | LAMITh
|
| from·the·from·to·as | to·the·from·he-will·she-will
|
| ETh- | EBNR | BN- | NR
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| the | I-will·in·we·? | in·we | we·?
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The king said to his servants: 'Know you not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
LCh | UIEMR | AMLK | EL- | OBDIU
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| and·he-will·say | the·from·to·as | this | ?
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| ALUE | ThDOU | KI- | ShR | UGDUL | NFL
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| the·to·and·I-will | ? | that | ? | and·great | we·?
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| AIUM | AZA | BIShREL
|
| the·day | the·? | in·Israel
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I am this day weak, and just anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me; IAUA reward the evildoer according to his wickedness.'
LT | UENKI | AIUM | RK | UMShUCh | MLK
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| and·I | the·day | ? | and·from·? | from·to·as
|
| UAENShIM | AELA | BNI | TsRUIA
|
| and·the·I-will·we·? | the·this | in·we·he-will | ?
|
| QShIM | MMNI | IShLM | IAUA | LOShA
|
| ? | from·from·we·he-will | he-will·? | IAUA | to·make
|
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