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2 Samuel 15:13-20

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.

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