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2 Samuel 14

1NowJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870perceivedthattheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartלֵ֥בlevH3820wastowardAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

2AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentH7971toTekoaתְּק֔וֹעָהte.Ko.'ahH8620,andfetched thenceawiseחֲכָמָ֑הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,andsaidH559untoher,Ipraythee, feign thyselftobeוְהָיִ֕יתve.ha.YitH1961amourner,andputH4191onmourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60apparel,Ipraythee,andanointתָּס֙וּכִי֙ta.Su.khiH5480notthyselfwithoilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081,butbeH1961asawomanכְּאִשָּׁ֗הke.'i.ShahH802thathathalongtimemournedH56forthedeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191:

3andgoוּבָאת֙u.vaTH935intothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andspeakוְדִבַּ֥רְתְּve.di.BartH1696onthismannerH1697untohim.SoJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thewordsH1697inhermouthבְּפִֽיהָ׃be.Fi.haH6310.

4Andwhenthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802ofTekoaspaketothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, shefellH5307onherfaceאַפֶּ֛יהָ'a.Pei.haH639tothegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,anddidobeisance,andsaidH559,Help, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

5Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoher,Whataileth thee?Andsheanswered,OfatruthIamawidowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490,andmyhusbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376isdeadH4191.

6Andthy handmaidhadtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147strovetogetherinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,andtherewasnonetopartthem,buttheoneH259smotetheother,andkilledhim.

7And,behold,thewholefamilyH4940isrisenH6965againstthy handmaid,andtheysayH559,Deliverhimthatsmotehisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,thatwemaykillהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026himforthelifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315ofhisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whomheslewH2026,andsodestroyוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045theheiralsoגַּ֣םgamH1571.ThuswilltheyquenchH3518mycoalגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513whichisleftH7604,andwillleaveH7604tomyhusbandלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376neithernameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034norremainderuponthefaceH6440oftheearthH127.

8Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, Gotothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,andIwillgivechargeconcerningthee.

9Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802ofTekoasaidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,theiniquityהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771beonme,andonmyfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andthekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428andhisthroneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678beguiltless.

10Andthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Whosoever saith aught unto thee,bringוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935himtome,andheshallnottouchלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060theeanymore.

11ThensaidH559she,Ipraythee,letthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thattheavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818destroyלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843notanymore, lesttheydestroyH7843mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.AndhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,thereshallnotonehairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185ofthysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307totheearthH776.

12Thenthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,Letthy handmaid,Ipraythee,speakH1696awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697untomylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.AndhesaidH559,SayH559on.

13Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Whereforethenhast thoudevisedsuchathingH1697againstthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?forinspeakingH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428isasoneH2088thatisguiltyכְּאָשֵׁ֔םke.'a.ShemH818,inthatthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dothnotfetchhomeagainhisbanishedנִדְּחֽוֹ׃ni.de.ChoH5080oneH2088.

14ForwemustneedsdieH4191,andareaswaterוְכַמַּ֙יִם֙ve.kha.Ma.yimH4325spiltonthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,whichcannotbegatheredיֵאָסֵ֑פוּye.'a.Se.fuH622upagain;neitherdothGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430takeH5375awayיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375lifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,butdevisethmeans,thathethatisbanishedH5080benotanoutcastH5080fromhim.

15Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thereforeH6258seeingthatIamcomeבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935tospeakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696thiswordH1697untomylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,itisbecausethepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971havemadeH6213meafraidיֵֽרְאֻ֖נִיye.re.'U.niH3372:andthyhandmaidsaidH559,IwillnowH6258speakאֲדַבְּרָה־'a.da.be.rah-H1696untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;itmaybethatthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428willperformtherequestofhisservantH8198.

16Forthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428willhearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085,todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337hisservantH519outofthehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709ofthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376thatwoulddestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֨ידle.hash.MidH8045meandmysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162outoftheinheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֖תmi.na.cha.LatH5159ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

17Thenthy handmaidsaidH559,Let,Ipraythee,thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofmylordthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428beH1961comfortable;forasanangelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651ismylordthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428todiscerngoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andbadוְהָרָ֔עve.ha.Ra'H7451:andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430beH1961withthee.

18Thenthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredandsaidH559untothewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Hideתְכַחֲדִ֤יte.kha.cha.DiH3582notfromme,Ipraythee, aughtthatIshallaskשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592thee.Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,Letmylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428nowspeakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696.

19Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Isthehandהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027ofJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097withtheeinallthis?Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802answeredandsaidH559,AsthysoulH5315liveth,mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,nonecanturntotherightלְהֵמִ֣יןle.he.MinH3231handH3027ortotheleftfromaughtthatmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hathspokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696;forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,hebademe,andheputשָׂ֚םSamH7760allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697inthemouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310ofthy handmaid;

20tochangeסַבֵּב֙sa.BevH5437thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofthematterהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697hath thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097donethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:andmylordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113iswiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450, accordingtothewisdomכְּחָכְמַת֙ke.cha.khe.MatH2451ofanangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045allthingsH1697thatareintheearthH776.

21Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Beholdnow,Ihavedonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:goH7725therefore,bringהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725theyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53backH7725.

22AndJoabיוֹאָ֨בyo.'AvH3097fellH5307tothegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776onhisfaceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440,anddidobeisance,andblessedH1288thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097saidH559, To-day thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650knoweththatIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580inthysight,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,inthatthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hath performedtherequestofhisservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃av.dekhH5650.

23SoJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH935toGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרָהge.Shu.rahH1650,andbroughtH935Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

24Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Lethimturnיִסֹּ֣בyi.SoH5437tohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,butlethimnotseeH7200myfaceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440.SoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53turnedוַיִּסֹּ֤בvai.yi.SoH5437tohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,andsawH7200nottheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

25NowinallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478therewasH1961nonetobeH1961somuchpraisedלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984asAbsalomוּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.LomH53forhisbeauty:fromthesoleמִכַּ֤ףmi.KafH3709ofhisfootרַגְלוֹ֙rag.LoH7272eventothecrownofhisheadtherewasH1961noblemishמֽוּם׃MumH3971inhim.

26Andwhenhecutthehairשְׂעַ֣רse.'ArH8181ofhisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֒ro.ShoH7218(nowitwasH1961ateveryyear’sendמִקֵּ֨ץmi.KetzH7093thathecutit;becauseitwasH1961heavyH3513onhim,thereforehecutit);heweighedוְשָׁקַל֙ve.sha.KalH8254thehairH8181ofhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218attwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255,aftertheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428weightבְּאֶ֥בֶןbe.'E.venH68.

27AnduntoAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53therewereH1961bornH3205threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,andoneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259daughterוּבַ֥תu.VatH1323,whosenameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559:shewasawomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802ofafaircountenance.

28AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twofullyearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andhesawH7200nottheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

29ThenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53sentH7971forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,tosendH7971himtothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;buthewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notcomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935tohim:andhesentH7971againעוֹד֙'OdH5750asecondשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,buthewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notcomeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

30ThereforehesaidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650,Seeרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200,Joab’sfieldisnearmine,andhehathbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184there; goandsetוְהַצִּית֣וּהָve.ho.tzi.tei.haH3341itonfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784.AndAbsalom’sservantsעַבְדֵ֧י'av.DeiH5650setוַיַּצִּ֜תוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341thefieldonfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

31ThenJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andcameH935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53untohishouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,andsaidH559untohim, Whereforehavethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛ךָ'a.va.De.khaH5650setH6965myfieldonfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784?

32AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53answeredJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097,Behold,IsentH7971unto thee,sayingH559,Comeבֹּ֣אbo'H935hither,thatImaysendH7971theetothekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,tosayH559, WhereforeamIcomeבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935fromGeshurמִגְּשׁ֔וּרmi.ge.ShurH1650?itwerebetterט֥וֹבTovH2896formetobetherestillעֹ֣ד'odH5750.NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258letmeseeאֶרְאֶה֙'er.'EhH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440;andiftherebeiniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771inme,lethimkillוֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ve.he.mi.Ta.niH4191me.

33SoJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097cameH935tothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428,andtoldH5046him;andwhenhehadcalledH7121forAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53,hecameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfonhisfaceH6440tothegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforethekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428kissedH5401Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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