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2 Samuel 15:24-36

24And,lo,Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659alsoגַם־gam-H1571cameH5927,andalltheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881withhim,bearingH5375thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andtheysetdownthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54wentH5927up,untilallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971haddonepassingלַעֲב֥וֹרla.'a.VorH5674outofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoZadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659, Carrybackהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430intothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:ifIshallfindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,hewillbringוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725meagain,andshowוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200mebothit,andhishabitation:

26butifhesayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541,Ihavenodelightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654inthee;behold,hereamI,lethimdotomeasseemethgoodH2896untohim.

27Thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559alsountoZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Art thounotaseer?returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725intothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,andyourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121withyou,Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thysonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200,Iwilltarryatthefordsofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,untiltherecomeH935wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697fromyoutocertifyme.

29Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659thereforeandAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54carriedthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430againtoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:andtheyabodethere.

30AndDavidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732wentH1980upbytheascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608ofthemountofOlivesH2132,andweptH1058ashewentH1980up;andhehadhisheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,andwentH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182:andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimcoveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645everymanH376hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,andtheywentH1980up,weepingH1058astheywentH1980up.

31AndonetoldH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302isamongtheconspiratorswithAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidH559,OJehovah,Ipraythee, turnthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302intofoolishness.

32AnditcameH935topass,that,whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732wasH1961comeH935tothetopהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218oftheascent,whereאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430wasH1961worshipped,behold,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchitecameH935tomeethimwithhiscoatrent,andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127uponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

33AndDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidH559untohim,Ifthou passestonwithme,thenthou wiltbeH1961aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853untome:

34butifthoureturnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725tothecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559untoAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53,Iwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,Okingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428;asIhavebeenH1961thyfather’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650intimepast,sowillInowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258beH1961thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;thenמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227wilt thou defeatformethecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302.

35Andhast thounottherewiththeeZadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548?thereforeitshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,thatwhatthingH1697soever thou shalthearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085outoftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, thou shalttellתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046ittoZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Behold,theyhavetherewiththemtheirtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,Zadok’ssonH1121,andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,Abiathar’ssonH1121;andbythemyeshallsendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971untomeeverythingH3605thatyeshallhearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.

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