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2 Samuel 15:11-22

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.

20Whereas thou camestbutyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543,shouldIthisdayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117maketheegoH1980upanddownwithus, seeingIgoH1980whitherImay?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725thou,andtakebackוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725thybrethren; mercyandtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571bewiththee.

21AndIttaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,andasmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveth,surelyinwhatplaceבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725mylordthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961,whetherfordeathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194orforlifeH2416,eventherealsowillthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559toIttaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863,GoandpassH5674over.AndIttaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663passedH5674over,andallhismenH376,andallthelittleהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945onesH2945thatwerewithhim.

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