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2 Samuel 14:25-33

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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