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2 Samuel 13:24-28

24And heאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650has justהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009נָ֥אna'H4994hired shearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494.Will the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֖יוva.'a.va.DavH5650pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994comeיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980withעִם־'im-H5973meעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650?”

25“Noאַל־'al-H408,my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121,”the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “we should notאַל־ נָ֤א'al- na'H408 H4994allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605goנֵלֵךְ֙ne.leKhH1980,orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808we would be a burdenנִכְבַּ֖דnikh.BadH3513to youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921.”Although Absalom urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him,he was notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808willingאָבָ֥ה'a.VahH14to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980,but gave him his blessingוַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃Vay.va.ra.Khe.huH1288.

26“If notוָלֹ֕אva.Lo'H3808,”saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, “pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251Amnonאַמְנ֣וֹן'am.NonH550goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980with usאִתָּ֖נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854.” “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should he goיֵלֵ֖ךְye.LekhH1980with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973?”the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

27But Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53urgedוַיִּפְרָץ־vai.yif.rotz-H6555him,so the king sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אִתּוֹ֙vai.yish.Lach 'i.ToH7971 H854אֶת־'et-H853Amnonאַמְנ֔וֹן'am.NonH550וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and the restכָּל־kol-H3605ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428hissonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

28Now Absalomאַבְשָׁל֨וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶת־'et-H853had orderedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his young menנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Watchרְא֣וּre.'UH7200Amnonאַמְנ֤וֹן'am.NonH550untilנָ֠אna'H4994his heartלֵב־lev-H3820is merryכְּט֨וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיַּ֙יִן֙bai.Ya.yinH3196,and when I orderוְאָמַרְתִּ֣יve.'a.mar.TiH559youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413to strikeהַכּ֧וּha.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Amnon downאַמְנ֛וֹן'am.NonH550,you are to kill himוַהֲמִתֶּ֥םva.ha.mi.TemH4191אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372.Haveכִּ֤יkiH3588Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595notהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808commandedצִוִּ֣יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853?Be courageousחִזְק֖וּchiz.KuH2388andוִהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961לִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121valiantחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428!”

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