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2 Samuel 16:5-19

5Andwhenkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameH935toBahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980,behold,therecameH935outthenceamanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofthefamilyH4940ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasShimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617;hecameH935out,andcursedH7043stillashecameH935.

6AndhecaststonesH68atDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andatalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971andallthemightyH1368menH1368wereonhisrightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225handH3225andonhisleft.

7Andthusוְכֹֽה־ve.khoh-H3541saidH559Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096whenhecursedH7043, Begone, begone, thoumanH376ofbloodהַדָּמִ֖יםha.da.MimH1818,andbasefellow:

8JehovahhathreturnedH7725upontheeallthebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,inwhosesteadthou hastreignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427;andJehovahhathdeliveredthekingdomintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121;and,behold, thou arttakeninthineownmischief,becausethou artamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofbloodדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818.

9ThensaidH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldthisdeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?letmegoover,Ipraythee,andtakeoffhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סro.ShoH7218.

10Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,WhathaveItodowithyou, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?Becausehecurseth,andbecauseJehovahhathsaidH559untohim,CurseH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732;whothenshallsayH559, Wherefore hast thoudonesoH3651?

11AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52,andtoallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,Behold,mysonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121,whocameH3318forthH3318frommybowelsH4578, seekethmylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315:howmuchmoremaythisBenjamitenowעַתָּ֜ה'a.TahH6258doit?lethimalone,andlethimcurseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043;forJehovahhath biddenhim.

12ItmaybethatJehovahwilllookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200onthewrongdone untome,andthatJehovahwillrequitemegoodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896forhiscursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045ofmethisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13SoDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732andhismenH376wentH1980bythewayH1870;andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096wentH1980alongonthehill-side overagainsthim,andcursedH7043ashewentH1980,andthrewstonesH68athim,andcastdustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083.

14Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andallthepeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,cameH935wearyH5889;andherefreshedוַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁvai.yi.na.FeshH5314himselfthere.

15AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302withhim.

16AnditcameH935topass,whenHushaiחוּשַׁ֧יchu.ShaiH2365theArchite,David’sfriendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463,wasH1961comeH935untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,thatHushaiחוּשַׁי֙chu.ShaiH2365saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53,Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

17AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidH559toHushaiחוּשַׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365,Isthisthykindnesstothyfriendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wentest thounotwiththyfriendרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?

18AndHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹם֒'av.sha.LomH53, Nay;butwhomJehovah,andthispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971,andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478havechosenH977,hiswillIbeH1961,andwithhimwillIabide.

19Andagain,whomshouldIserveH5647?shouldInotserveH5647inthepresenceH6440ofhissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121?asIhaveservedH5647inthyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1presenceH6440,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651willIbeאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961inthypresenceH6440.

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