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2 Samuel 17:17-22

17NowJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֨ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083andAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֜עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290werestayingbyEn-rogelH5883;andamaid-servant usedtogoH1980andtellH5046them;andtheywentH1980andtoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:fortheymightnotbeseenH7200tocomeH935intothecityהָעִֽירָה׃ha.'I.rahH5892.

18ButaladH5288sawH7200them,andtoldH5046Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םle.'av.sha.LomH53:andtheywentH935bothofthemawayquicklyמְהֵרָ֜הme.he.RahH4120,andcameH935tothehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376inBahurimבְּבַחוּרִ֗יםbe.va.chu.RimH980,whohadawellבְאֵ֛רve.'ErH875inhiscourtH2691;andtheywentH935downוַיֵּ֥רְדוּvai.Ye.re.duH3381thither.

19Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802tookH3947andspreadוַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂva.tif.RosH6566thecoveringהַמָּסָךְ֙ha.ma.soKhH4539overthewell’smouth,andstrewed bruisedgrainthereon;andnothingwasknownH3045.

20AndAbsalom’sservantsעַבְדֵי֩'av.DeiH5650cameH935tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802tothehouseהַבַּ֗יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004;andtheysaidH559,Whereאַיֵּ֗ה'ai.YehH346areAhimaazאֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290andJonathanוִיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןvi.Ho.na.TanH3083?Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559untothem,TheyaregoneH935overthebrookofwaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.AndwhentheyhadsoughtH1245andcouldnotfindH4672them,theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

21Anditcametopassוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674,aftertheywereH1961departed,thattheycameupoutofthewellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875,andwentH5927andtoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andtheysaidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965ye,andpassH5674quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120overthewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325;forthusכָ֛כָהKha.khahH3602hathAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledagainstyou.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,andtheypassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:bythemorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216therelackednotoneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259ofthemthatwasnotgoneovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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