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2 Samuel 15:1-19

1Anditcametopassafterthis,thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53preparedhimachariotמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818andhorsesH5483,andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunH7323beforehim.

2AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53roseH7925upearlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925,andstoodH5975besidethewayH1870ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:anditwasH1961so,that,whenanymanH376hadasuitwhichshouldcomeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935tothekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,thenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untohim,andsaidH559,Ofwhatcityעִיר֙'irH5892art thou?AndhesaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650isofoneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259ofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559untohim,Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, thymattersדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697aregoodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896andrightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228;butthereisnomandeputedofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428tohearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085thee.

4Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559moreover,OhthatIweremadeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thateverymanH376whohathanysuitorcauseH7379mightcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935untome,andIwoulddohimjusticeH4941!

5AnditwasH1961so,that,whenanymanH376camenightodohimobeisance,heputforthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,andtookH2388holdוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388ofhim,andkissedH5401him.

6Andonthismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941:soAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleH1589theheartsלֵ֖בlevH3820ofthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ipraythee,letmegoandpayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999myvowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088,whichIhavevowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087untoJehovah,inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

8Forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087avowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088whileIabodeatGeshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650inSyria,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfJehovahshallindeedbringיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725meagaintoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thenIwillserveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647Jehovah.

9Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,Goinpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965.SohearoseH6965,andwenttoHebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentH7971spiesH7270throughoutallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Assoonasyehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetH7782,thenyeshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

11AndwithAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentH1980twohundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thatwereinvited,andwentH1980intheirsimplicity;andtheyknewH3045notanything.

12AndAbsalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’scounsellor,fromhiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892,evenfromGilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542,whilehewasH1961offeringH2076thesacrificesH2077.Andtheconspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195wasH1961strongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533;forthepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedcontinuallywithAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

13AndtherecameH935amessengertoDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Theheartsלֶב־lev-H3820ofthemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areafterAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidH559untoallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650thatwerewithhimatJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,andletusfleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272;forelsenoneofusshallescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:makespeedtodepart,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435heovertakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381usquicklyH4116,andbringH4116downevilH7451uponus,andsmitethecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15Andtheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arereadytodowhatsoevermylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318,andallhishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterhim.Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lefttenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenH802,thatwereconcubinesH6370,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterhim;andtheytarriedinBeth-merhak.

18Andallhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedH5674onbesidehim;andalltheCherethites,andallthePelethites,andalltheGittites,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376thatcameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterhimfromGathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661,passedH5674onbeforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, Wherefore goest thoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571withus?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,andabidewiththekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428:forthou artaforeignerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571anexileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540;returnH7725tothineownplaceלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725.

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