2 Samuel 2

David moves to Hebron and is anointed king over Judah by its men, while Abner makes Ish-bosheth (Ish-bosheth) king over Israel; a battle ensues between their champions at Gibeon, resulting in Joab's brother Asahel being killed by Abner, sparking ongoing civil war.[1][5][6][8]

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וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms אַֽחֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following after HR כֵ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 khen cine (Bemba) this thus thus HD וַ/יִּשְׁאַל֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and David inquired and he asked and he asked HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֨ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּֽ/יהוָ֤ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np לֵ/אמֹר֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc הַ/אֶעֱלֶ֗ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 haeeleh Aleya (Bemba) Shall I go up I will ascend shall I go up HTi/Vqi1cs בְּ/אַחַת֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤕 beachat Eka (Bemba) to one in one to one HR/Acfsc עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey of the cities settlements of cities HNcfpc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And YHWH said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms עֲלֵ֑ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh Aleya (Bemba) Go up leaf of go up HVqv2ms וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And David said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אָ֥נָה 𐤀𐤍𐤄 anah Where where? where? HD אֶעֱלֶ֖ה 𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 eeleh Aleya (Bemba) shall I go up I will ascend shall I go up HVqi1cs וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-3 And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms חֶבְרֹֽנָ/ה 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤍/𐤄 cheveronah to Hebron toward Alliance-Place Cheveron HNp/Sd
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וַ/יָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came they came HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men of men of men of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יִּמְשְׁחוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤅 vayimeshechu and they anointed and they anointed and they anointed HC/Vqw3mp שָׁ֧ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לְ/מֶ֖לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe as king to a king to a king HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house of house-of house of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וַ/יַּגִּ֤דוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤅 vayagidu and they told and they made known and they declared HC/Vhw3mp לְ/דָוִד֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc אַנְשֵׁי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey-2 the men of men of men of HNcmpc יָבֵ֣ישׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤔 yaveysh Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh HNp גִּלְעָ֔ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr קָבְר֖וּ 𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅 qaveru buried they buried they buried HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֤ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מַלְאָכִ֔ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim Malaika (Bemba) messengers messengers messengers HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אַנְשֵׁ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of men of HNcmpc יָבֵ֣ישׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤔 yaveysh Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh HNp גִּלְעָ֑ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them to them HR/Sp3mp בְּרֻכִ֤ים 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤌 berukhim baraka (Swahili) Blessed blessed ones blessed ones HVqsmpa אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem are you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr עֲשִׂיתֶ֜ם 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤌 asitem you have done you did you did HVqp2mp הַ/חֶ֣סֶד 𐤄/𐤇𐤎𐤃 hachesed the kindness the covenantal steadfast-love the covenantal steadfast-love HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this one HTd/Pdxms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im to if / whether with HR אֲדֹֽנֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 adoneykhem your lord your lords your lords HNcmpc/Sp2mp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 to if / whether with HR שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וַֽ/תִּקְבְּר֖וּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅 vatiqeberu and you buried you buried you buried HC/Vqw2mp אֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms
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וְ/יוֹאָ֨ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 veyoav and Joab and YHWH-is-Father and Yoav HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc צְרוּיָ֜ה 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤉𐤄 tseruyah of Zeruiah Balsamed One Tseruyah HNp וְ/עַבְדֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 veavedey and servants and servants of and servants of HC/Ncmpc דָוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David David David HNp יָֽצְא֔וּ 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 yatseu went out they went out they went out HVqp3cp וַֽ/יִּפְגְּשׁ֛וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤂𐤔𐤅/𐤌 vayifegeshum and met them and they encountered them and they encountered them HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon upon HR בְּרֵכַ֥ת 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤕 berekhat pool reservoir of reservoir of HNcfsc גִּבְע֖וֹן 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤍 giveon of Gibeon Gibeon Giveon HNp יַחְדָּ֑ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD וַ/יֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu and sat down and they settled and they dwelt HC/Vqw3mp אֵ֤לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR הַ/בְּרֵכָה֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 haberekhah the pool the water-reservoir the pool HTd/Ncfsa מִ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh one side from this from this HR/Pdxms וְ/אֵ֥לֶּה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄 veeleh and these and these and these HC/Pdxcp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 on upon upon HR הַ/בְּרֵכָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 haberekhah-2 the pool the water-reservoir the pool HTd/Ncfsa מִ/זֶּֽה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh-2 the other side from this from that side HR/Pdxms
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וַֽ/יַּחֲזִ֜קוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 vayachaziqu kosa (Bemba (Zambia)) and they seized and they strengthened and they seized HC/Vhw3mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man man HNcmsa בְּ/רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔 berosh by the head at the head of by the head HR/Ncmsc רֵעֵ֗/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his opponent his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/חַרְבּ/וֹ֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 vecharebo and his sword and his sword and his sword HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms בְּ/צַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤑𐤃 betsad in the side at the side of in the side HR/Ncmsc רֵעֵ֔/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu-2 of his opponent his associate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּפְּל֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 vayipelu and they fell and they fell and they fell HC/Vqw3mp יַחְדָּ֑ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together together HD וַ/יִּקְרָא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and it was called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms לַ/מָּק֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 lamaqom the place to the standing-place the place HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms חֶלְקַ֥ת 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕 cheleqat Helkath apportioned tract of Cheleqat Hatsurim HNp הַצֻּרִ֖ים 𐤄𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 hatsurim hazzurim Portion of the Rocks Cheleqat Hatsurim HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which is that-which which HTr בְּ/גִבְעֽוֹן 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤍 begiveon in Gibeon in Hill-town in Giveon HR/Np
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וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms אַבְנֵ֗ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp נְטֵ֤ה 𐤍𐤈𐤄 neteh Turn aside Stretch out Turn aside HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha you for yourself HR/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon to HR יְמִֽינְ/ךָ֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤊 yeminekha your right your right hand your right side HNcfsc/Sp2ms א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or or HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 to upon to HR שְׂמֹאלֶ֔/ךָ 𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋/𐤊 semolekha your left your left side your left side HNcmsc/Sp2ms וֶ/אֱחֹ֣ז 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤆 veechoz and seize and seize! and seize! HC/Vqv2ms לְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2 you for yourself HR/Sp2ms אֶחָד֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa מֵֽ/הַ/נְּעָרִ֔ים 𐤌/𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 mehanearim of the young men from the young males from the youths HR/Td/Ncmpa וְ/קַח 𐤅/𐤒𐤇 veqach and take and take and take HC/Vqv2ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-3 you for yourself HR/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo חֲלִצָת֑/וֹ 𐤇𐤋𐤑𐤕/𐤅 chalitsato his armor his battle-armor his battle-armor HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo But not and not and not HC/Tn אָבָ֣ה 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah was willing he was willing he was willing HVqp3ms עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל 𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤀𐤋 asahel Asahel God-has-made Asahel HNp לָ/ס֖וּר 𐤋/𐤎𐤅𐤓 lasur to turn aside to turn aside to turn aside HR/Vqc מֵ/אַחֲרָֽי/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 meacharayv from following him from behind him from following him HR/R/Sp3ms
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וַ/יְמָאֵ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤍 vayemaen and he refused and he adamantly refused and he adamantly refused HC/Vpw3ms לָ/ס֗וּר 𐤋/𐤎𐤅𐤓 lasur to turn aside to turn aside to turn aside HR/Vqc וַ/יַּכֵּ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayakehu and struck him and he struck him and he struck him HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms אַבְנֵר֩ 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp בְּ/אַחֲרֵ֨י 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 beacharey with the rear of in the after-parts of in the after-parts of HR/Ncmpc הַ/חֲנִ֜ית 𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 hachanit the spear the set spear the spear HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward toward HR הַ/חֹ֗מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤔 hachomesh the belly the underbelly the underbelly HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תֵּצֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤀 vatetse and came out and she went out and it went out HC/Vqw3fs הַֽ/חֲנִית֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 hachanit-2 the spear the set spear the spear HTd/Ncfsa מֵ/אַחֲרָ֔י/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 meacharayv from behind him from behind him from behind him HR/R/Sp3ms וַ/יִּפָּל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipal and he fell and he fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD וַ/יָּ֣מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms תחת/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕/𐤅 tchtv under it under him under him HR/Sp3ms תַּחְתָּ֑י/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv underneath him beneath him; in his place beneath him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יְהִ֡י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַ/בָּ֣א 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba who came the coming one those who came HTd/Vqrmsa אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward to HR הַ/מָּקוֹם֩ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place the place HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which where HTr נָ֨פַל 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nafal had fallen he fell he fell HVqp3ms שָׁ֧ם 𐤔𐤌 sham-2 there in that place there HD עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל 𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤀𐤋 asahel Asahel God-has-made Asahel HNp וַ/יָּמֹ֖ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamot and died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹֽדוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 vayaamodu ima (Bemba) and they stood still and they stood and they stood still HC/Vqw3mp
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וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms אַבְנֵ֜ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יוֹאָ֗ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הֲ/לָ/נֶ֨צַח֙ 𐤄/𐤋/𐤍𐤑𐤇 halanetsach shall it be forever to perpetuity? to perpetuity? HTi/R/Ncmsa תֹּ֣אכַל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhal okèlè (Yoruba) devour you will eat devour HVqi3fs חֶ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa הֲ/ל֣וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo not is it not? is it not? HTi/Tn יָדַ֔עְתָּה 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤄 yadaetah do you know you have known you know HVqp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC מָרָ֥ה 𐤌𐤓𐤄 marah bitter Bitterness Bitterness HAafsa תִהְיֶ֖ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh it will be you will become will be HVqi3fs בָּ/אַחֲרוֹנָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤄 baacharonah in the end in the latter (feminine) in the last (feminine) HRd/Aafsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead how long and up to and until HC/R מָתַי֙ 𐤌𐤕𐤉 matay until when when when HTi לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תֹאמַ֣ר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar will you say you will say you will say HVqi2ms לָ/עָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 laam to the people to the gathered people to the people HRd/Ncmsa לָ/שׁ֖וּב 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤁 lashuv to return to return to return HR/Vqc מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 meacharey from after from behind from behind HR/R אֲחֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤄𐤌 acheyhem their brothers their brothers their brothers HNcmpc/Sp3mp
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וַ/יִּשְׂאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu and they took up and they lifted up and they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל 𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤀𐤋 asahel Asahel God-has-made Asahel HNp וַֽ/יִּקְבְּרֻ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayiqeberuhu and buried him and they buried him and they buried him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms בְּ/קֶ֣בֶר 𐤁/𐤒𐤁𐤓 beqever in the tomb in a grave in a grave HR/Ncmsc אָבִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv of his father his father of his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt in house of Beyt Lechem HNp לָ֑חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lachem Bethlehem House-of-Bread Beyt Lechem HNp וַ/יֵּלְכ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went and they went HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc הַ/לַּ֗יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah the night the night the night HTd/Ncmsa יוֹאָב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁ֔י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּאֹ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤓 vayeor and dawned and he shone and it shone HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem upon them for them HR/Sp3mp בְּ/חֶבְרֽוֹן 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 becheveron at Hebron in Alliance-Place in Cheveron HR/Np