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2 Samuel 14:24-28

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.

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