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2 Samuel 18:6-17

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.

15Andtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thatbareJoab’sarmorכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627compassedaboutandsmoteAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,andslewhim.

16AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewthetrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971returnedH7725frompursuingH7291afterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097heldbackוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17AndtheytookH3947Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,andcastH7993himintothegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354intheforestבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293,andraisedoverhimaveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesH68:andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledH5127everyoneH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

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