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2 Samuel 13:24-28

24AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,Beholdnow, thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650hath sheep-shearers;letthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ipraythee,andhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650goH935withthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.

25Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Nay,mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,letusnotallgo, lestwebeburdensomeunto thee.Andhepressedhim: howbeithewouldאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14notgo,butblessedH1288him.

26ThensaidH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, Ifnot,Ipraythee,letmybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550gowithus.Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldhegowiththee?

27ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53pressedhim,andheletAmnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550andalltheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121goH7971withhim.

28AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisservantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Mark yenow,whenAmnon’sheartלֵב־lev-H3820ismerrywithwineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196;andwhenIsayוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559untoyou,SmiteAmnonH550,thenkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םva.ha.mi.TemH4191him;fearH3372not;havenotIcommandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680you?beH1961courageous,andbeH1961valiant.

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