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2 Samuel 13:28-36

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.

29Andtheservantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53diduntoAmnonלְאַמְנ֔וֹןle.'am.NonH550asAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.Thenalltheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121aroseH6965,andeverymanH376gathimupuponhismuleפִּרְדּ֖וֹpir.DoH6505,andfledH5127.

30AnditcameH935topass,whiletheywereH1961inthewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870,thatthetidingscameH935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53hathslainalltheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,andthereisnotoneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259ofthemleftH3498.

31Thenthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andrenthisgarmentsH899,andlayH7901ontheearthH776;andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֥יו'a.va.DavH5650stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324bywiththeirclothesH899rent.

32AndJonadabיוֹנָדָ֣ב׀yo.na.DavH3122,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeahשִׁמְעָ֨הshim.'AhH8093,David’sbrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251,answeredandsaidH559,Letnotmylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113supposethattheyhavekilledH4191alltheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121;forAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905isdeadH4191:forbytheappointmentofAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53thishathbeenH1961determinedfromthedayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117thatheforcedhissisterאֲחֹתֽוֹ׃'a.cho.ToH269Tamarתָּמָ֥רta.MarH8559.

33NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258letnotmylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takethethingH1697tohisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820,tothinkthatalltheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121aredeadH4191;forAmnonאַמְנ֥וֹן'am.NonH550onlyלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905isdeadH4191.

34ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53fledH1272.AndtheyoungH5288manH5288thatkeptthewatchH6822liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֔יוei.noH5869,andlookedH7200,and,behold,therecameH1980muchH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971bythewayH1870ofthehill-sidebehindhim.

35AndJonadabיֽוֹנָדָב֙yo.na.DavH3122saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold,theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121arecomeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935:asthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559,soitis.

36AnditcameH935topass,assoonashehadmadeanendH3615ofspeakingלְדַבֵּ֗רle.da.BerH1696,that,behold,theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121cameH935,andliftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,andweptH1058:andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650weptH1058veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966sore.

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