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2 Samuel 17:1-4

1MoreoverAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidH559untoAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,Letmenowchooseאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977outtwelvethousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,andIwillariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965andpursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732thisnightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:

2andIwillcomeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935uponhimwhileheiswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023andweak-handed,andwillmakehimafraid;andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatarewithhimshallfleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127;andIwillsmitethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH905;

3andIwillbringוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725backH7725allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thee:themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whomthou seekestisasifallreturnedכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725:soallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961inpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

4AndthesayingpleasedAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53well,andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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