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1 Kings 2:1-9

1Nowthedaysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732drewH7126nighthatheshoulddieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191;andhechargedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Iamgoingהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980thewayבְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofalltheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:beH1961thoustrongוְחָזַקְתָּ֖ve.cha.zak.TaH2388therefore,andshowH2388thyselfamanלְאִֽישׁ׃le.'IshH376;

3andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֞ve.sha.mar.TaH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶת׀mish.Me.retH4931ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,towalkinhiswaysבִּדְרָכָיו֙bid.ra.KhavH1870,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֨רlish.MorH8104hisstatutesH2708,andhiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687,andhisordinancesH4941,andhistestimoniesוְעֵדְוֹתָ֔יוve.'e.de.vo.TavH5715,accordingtothatwhichiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,thatthou mayest prosperinallthatthou doest,andwhithersoever thou turnest thyself;

4thatJehovahmayestablishיָקִ֨יםya.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697whichhespakeconcerningme,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,IfthychildrentakeH8104heedH8104totheirwayדַּרְכָּ֗םdar.KamH1870,towalkbeforemeintruthH571withalltheirheartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824andwithalltheirsoulH5315,thereshallnotfailthee (saidלֵאמֹ֕רle.MorH559he)amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376onthethroneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Moreoverthou knowestalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571whatJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870diduntome,evenwhathedidtothetwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147captainsofthehostsH6635ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, untoAbnerלְאַבְנֵ֨רle.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֜רnerH5369,anduntoAmasaוְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤אve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJetherיֶ֙תֶר֙ye.terH3500,whomheslewH2026,andshedthebloodדְּמֵֽי־de.mei-H1818ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֑םbe.sha.LomH7965,andputוַיִּתֵּ֞ןvai.yi.TenH5414thebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofwarמִלְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421uponhisgirdlethatwasabouthisloinsבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,andinhisshoesthatwereonhisfeetH7272.

6Dotherefore accordingtothywisdomכְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451,andletnothishoarheadgoH3381downtoSheolשְׁאֹֽל׃ סshe.'OlH7585inpeaceבְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.LomH7965.

7Butshowkindnessuntothesonsוְלִבְנֵ֨יve.liv.NeiH1121ofBarzillaiבַרְזִלַּ֤יvar.zi.LaiH1271theGileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִי֙ha.gil.'a.DiH1569,andletthembeוְהָי֖וּve.ha.YuH1961ofthosethateatבְּאֹכְלֵ֣יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398atthytableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979;forsotheycametomewhenIfledH1272fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thybrotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251.

8And,behold,thereiswiththeeShimeiשִֽׁמְעִ֨יshim.'IH8096thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֥אge.Ra'H1617,theBenjamite,ofBahurimמִבַּחֻרִים֒mi.ba.chu.RimH980,whocursedH7043mewithagrievouscurseקְלָלָ֣הke.la.LahH7045inthedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117whenIwentH3381toMahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יִםma.cha.Na.yimH4266;buthecameH3381downיָרַ֤דya.RadH3381tomeetmeattheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andIswaretohimbyJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Iwillnotputאֲמִֽיתְךָ֖'a.mi.te.KhaH4191theetodeathH4191withtheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

9NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258holdhimnotguiltless,forthou artawiseחָכָ֖םcha.KhamH2450manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376;andthou wiltknowוְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ve.ya.da'.TaH3045whatthou oughtesttodountohim,andthou shaltbringוְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ve.ho.rad.TaH3381hishoarheaddownH3381toSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585withbloodבְּדָ֖םbe.DamH1818.

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