ପ୍ରଥମ ରାଜାବଳୀ 2:31
ତା'ପରେ ରାଜା ବନାଯକୁ ଆଦେଶ ଦେଲେ, ସେ ଯେପରି କହିଅଛି, ସହେିପରି କର। ସହେିଠା ରେ ତାକୁ ହତ୍ଯା କର ଓ କବର ଦିଅ। ତାହାହେଲେ ଯୋୟାବ ନୀରିହମାନଙ୍କର ଯେଉଁ ରକ୍ତପାତ କରିଥିଲା, ସହେି ପାପରୁ ମୁଁ ଓ ମାରେ ପରିବାର ମୁକ୍ତ ହବେୁ।
| And the king | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| said | ל֣וֹ | lô | loh |
| unto him, Do | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| as | עֲשֵׂה֙ | ʿăśēh | uh-SAY |
| said, hath he | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר | kaʾăšer | ka-uh-SHER |
| and fall | דִּבֶּ֔ר | dibber | dee-BER |
| bury and him, upon | וּפְגַע | ûpĕgaʿ | oo-feh-ɡA |
| away take mayest thou that him; | בּ֖וֹ | bô | boh |
| the innocent | וּקְבַרְתּ֑וֹ | ûqĕbartô | oo-keh-vahr-TOH |
| blood, | וַֽהֲסִירֹ֣תָ׀ | wahăsîrōtā | va-huh-see-ROH-ta |
| which | דְּמֵ֣י | dĕmê | deh-MAY |
| Joab | חִנָּ֗ם | ḥinnām | hee-NAHM |
| shed, | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| from | שָׁפַ֣ךְ | šāpak | sha-FAHK |
| me, and from | יוֹאָ֔ב | yôʾāb | yoh-AV |
| the house | מֵֽעָלַ֕י | mēʿālay | may-ah-LAI |
| of my father. | וּמֵעַ֖ל | ûmēʿal | oo-may-AL |
| בֵּ֥ית | bêt | bate | |
| אָבִֽי׃ | ʾābî | ah-VEE |