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2 Samuel 18:1-14

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732numberedthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,andsetH7760captainsofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsofhundredsH3967overthem.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentH7971forthH3318thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partunderthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofJoabH3097,andathirdוְ֠הַשְּׁלִשִׁיתVe.ha.she.li.shitH7992partunderthehandבְּיַ֨דbe.YadH3027ofAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sbrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251,andathirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔תve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992partunderthehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֑י סha.gi.TiH1663.Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,IwillsurelygoH3318forthH3318withyoumyselfalsoגַּם־gam-H1571.

3Butthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidH559, Thou shaltnotgoתֵצֵ֗אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318:forifwefleeH5127away,theywillnotcareforus;neitherifhalfחֶצְיֵ֙נוּ֙chetz.Ye.nuH2677ofusdieיָמֻ֤תוּya.Mu.tuH4191,willtheycareforus:butthou art worthtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505ofus;thereforeH6258nowH6258itisbetterט֔וֹבTovH2896thatthoubeתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961readytosuccorusoutofthecityמֵעִ֖ירme.'IrH5892.

4Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untothem,Whatseemethyoubestיִיטַ֥בyi.TavH3190Iwilldo.Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428stoodH5975bythegate-side,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wentH3381outbyhundredsH3967andbythousandsוְלַאֲלָפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.la.FimH505.

5Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedH6680Joabי֠וֹאָבyo.'oH3097andAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Dealgentlyformysakewiththeyoungלַנַּ֣עַרla.Na.'arH5288manH5288,evenwithAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971heardH8085whenthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gaveallthecaptainschargeconcerningAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

6Sothepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961intheforestבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

7Andthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961smittentherebeforetheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andtherewasH1961agreatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046therethatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505men.

8Forthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961therespreadoverthefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofallthecountry;andtheforestהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredH398morepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thantheswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredH398.

9AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53chancedtomeetH7122theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732.AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53wasridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392uponhismuleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505,andthemuleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentH935underthethickboughsofagreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oakהָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.LahH424,andhisheadרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218caughtholdH2388oftheoakבָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.LahH424,andhewastakenH2388upbetweenheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andthemuleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505thatwasunderhimwentH935on.

10Andacertainmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sawH7200it,andtoldH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097,andsaidH559,Behold,IsawH7200Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangingH8518inanoakבָּאֵלָֽה׃ba.'e.LahH424.

11AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidH559untothemanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thattoldH5046him,And,behold, thou sawestit,andwhyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069didst thounotsmitehimtheretothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?andIwouldhavegivenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414theetenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235piecesofsilverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701,andagirdle.

12Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidH559untoJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,ThoughIshouldreceiveathousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505piecesofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701inmyhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027,yetwouldInotputforthH7971myhandH3027againsttheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:forinourhearingthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedtheeandAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingH559,Bewarethatnonetouchtheyoungבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288manH376Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53.

13OtherwiseifIhaddealtfalselyagainsthislifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315(andthereisnomatterH1697hidfromthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428),thenthou thyself wouldesthavesetthyselfagainstme.

14ThensaidH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Imaynottarrythusכֵ֖ןkhenH3651withthee.AndhetookH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969dartsinhishandבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709,andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628themthroughtheheartH3820ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,whilehewasyetH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416inthemidstoftheoakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

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