Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 14
2So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Tekoaתְּק֔וֹעָהte.Ko.'ahH8620to bringוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a wiseחֲכָמָ֑הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033.He told herוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לֶיהָvai.Yo.mer 'E.lei.haH559H413, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994pretend to be a mournerהִֽתְאַבְּלִי־hit.'a.be.li-H56;put onוְלִבְשִׁי־ נָ֣אve.liv.shi- na'H3847H4994clothesבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899for mourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408anoint yourselfתָּס֙וּכִי֙ta.Su.khiH5480with oilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081.Actוְהָיִ֕יתve.ha.YitH1961like a womanכְּאִשָּׁ֗ה זֶ֚הke.'i.Shah zehH802H2088who has mournedמִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶתmit.'a.Be.letH56forעַל־'al-H5921the deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191a longרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117.
3Then goוּבָאת֙u.vaTH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and speakוְדִבַּ֥רְתְּve.di.BartH1696theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordsכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.”And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in her mouthבְּפִֽיהָ׃be.Fi.haH6310.
4וַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559When the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802from Tekoaהַתְּקֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621wenttoאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she fellוַתִּפֹּ֧לva.ti.PolH5307facedownעַל־ אַפֶּ֛יהָ אַ֖רְצָה'al- 'a.Pei.ha 'Ar.tzahH5921H639H776in homageוַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Help meהוֹשִׁ֥עָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!”
6And your maidservantוּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙u.le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198had twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121whoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147were fightingוַיִּנָּצ֤וּvai.yi.na.TzuH5327in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704with noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one to separateמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337themבֵּֽינֵיהֶ֑םbei.nei.HemH996,and oneהָאֶחָ֛דha.'e.ChadH259אֶת־'et-H853struckוַיַּכּ֧וֹvai.ya.KoH5221the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259and killedוַיָּ֥מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.
7Nowוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009the wholeכָֽל־khol-H3605clanהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֜הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940has risen upקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921your maidservantשִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, ‘Hand overתְּנִ֣י׀te.NiH5414אֶת־'et-H853the one who struck downמַכֵּ֣הma.KehH5221his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,that we may put him to deathוּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙u.ne.mi.Te.huH4191for the lifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of the brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he killedהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026.Then we will cut offוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045אֶת־'et-H853the heirהַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁhai.yo.ReshH3423as wellגַּ֣םgamH1571!’So they would extinguishוְכִבּ֗וּve.khi.BuH3518אֶת־'et-H853my one remainingנִשְׁאָ֔רָהnish.'A.rahH7604emberגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834by notלְבִלְתִּ֧יle.vil.TiH1115preservingשִׂיםsom-H7760my husband’sלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034or posterityוּשְׁאֵרִ֖יתu.she.'e.RitH7611onעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.”
9But the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802of Tekoaהַתְּקוֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,may any blame beהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771on meעָלַ֞י'a.LaiH5921and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and may the kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and his throneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678beguiltlessנָקִֽי׃ סna.KiH5355.”
10“If anyone speaksהַֽמְדַבֵּ֤רham.da.BerH1696to youאֵלַ֙יִךְ֙'e.La.yikhH413,”saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “bring himוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,and he will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808troubleלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060youagainיֹסִ֥יף ע֖וֹדyo.Sif odH3254H5750!”
11“Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994,”she repliedוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559, “may the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853invokeיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430to prevent the avengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818from increasingמֵהַרְבַּ֞תme.har.vitH7235the devastationלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843אֶת־'et-H853,so that my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121may notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be destroyedיַשְׁמִ֖ידוּyash.Mi.duH8045!” “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,”he vowedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “notאִם־'im-H518a hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of your son’s headבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121will fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.”
12Then the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Pleaseנָ֧אna'H4994,may your servantשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198speakתְּדַבֶּר־te.da.ber-H1696a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697toאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?” “Speakדַּבֵּֽרִי׃ סda.Be.riH1696,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
13The womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802askedוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Whyוְלָ֧מָּהve.La.mahH4100have you devisedחָשַׁ֛בְתָּהcha.Shav.tahH2803a thing like thisכָּזֹ֖אתka.ZotH2063againstעַל־'al-H5921the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysוּמִדַּבֵּ֨רu.mid.da.BerH1696thisהַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ha.da.Var ha.ZehH2088H1697,does he not convict himselfכְּאָשֵׁ֔םke.'a.ShemH818,sinceהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heאֶֽת־'et-H853has notלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115brought backהָשִׁ֥יבha.ShivH7725his own banishedנִדְּחֽוֹ׃ni.de.ChoH5080son?
14Forכִּי־ki-H3588we will surely dieH4191and be like waterוְכַמַּ֙יִם֙ve.kha.Ma.yimH4325poured outהַנִּגָּרִ֣יםha.ni.ga.RimH5064on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be recoveredיֵאָסֵ֑פוּye.'a.Se.fuH622.Yet Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808take awayיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375a lifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,but He devisesוְחָשַׁב֙ve.cha.ShavH2803waysמַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284that the banished oneיִדַּ֥חyi.DachH5080may notלְבִלְתִּ֛יle.vil.TiH1115be cast outנִדָּֽח׃ni.DachH5080from Himמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.
15Now thereforeוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,I have comeבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935to presentלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697toאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971have made me afraidיֵֽרְאֻ֖נִיye.re.'U.niH3372.Your servantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198thoughtוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, ‘I will speakאֲדַבְּרָה־ נָּ֣א'a.da.be.rah- na'H1696H4994toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194heהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853will grantיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213the requestדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of his maidservantאֲמָתֽוֹ׃'a.ma.ToH519.
16Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will hearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085and deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337אֶת־'et-H853his maidservantאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519from the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376who wouldcut offלְהַשְׁמִ֨ידle.hash.MidH8045bothיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162meאֹתִ֤י'o.TiH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121from God’sאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֖תmi.na.cha.LatH5159.’
17And now your servantשִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ נָּ֛אshif.Cha.te.kha na'H8198H4994saysוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, ‘Mayיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bring me restלִמְנוּחָ֑הlim.nu.ChahH4496,forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588my lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428is able to discernלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and evilוְהָרָ֔עve.ha.Ra'H7451,just like the angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ןha.'E.lo.Him kenH430H3651.May the LORDוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961with youעִמָּֽךְ׃ פ'i.MakhH5973.’”
18Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, “I amאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595going to askשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592youאֹתָ֑ךְ'o.TakhH853somethingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834;do notאַל־ נָ֨א'al- na'H408H4994concealתְכַחֲדִ֤יte.kha.cha.DiH3582it from meמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480!” “Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428speakיְדַבֶּר־ נָ֖אye.da.ber- na'H1696H4994,”sheהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802repliedוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559.
19So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is the handהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027of Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097behindאִתָּ֖ךְ'i.TakhH854allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063?”The womanהָאִשָּׁ֣ה וַתֹּ֡אמֶרha.'i.Shah va.To.merH802H559answeredוַתַּ֣עַןva.Ta.'anH6030, “As surely as youנַפְשְׁךָ֩naf.she.KhaH5315liveחֵֽי־chei-H2416,my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,no oneאִם־'im-H518can turnאִ֣שׁ׀'ishH786to the rightלְהֵמִ֣יןle.he.MinH3231or to the leftוּלְהַשְׂמִ֗ילu.le.has.MilH8041from anythingמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696.Yesכִּֽי־ki-H3588,your servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097is the one whoה֣וּאhu'H1931gave me ordersצִוָּ֔נִיtzi.Va.niH6680;heוְה֗וּאve.Hu'H1931toldשָׂ֚ם בְּפִ֣יSam be.FiH7760H6310your maidservantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔shif.cha.te.KhaH8198אֵ֥ת'etH853כָּל־kol-H3605exactly what to sayהַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH1697H428.
20Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650has doneעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088toלְבַעֲב֤וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668bring aboutסַבֵּב֙sa.BevH5437אֶת־'et-H853this changeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of affairsהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,but my lordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113has wisdomחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450like the wisdomכְּחָכְמַת֙ke.cha.khe.MatH2451of the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045אֶֽת־'et-H853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834happensin the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.”
21Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔ב הִנֵּה־ נָ֥אyo.'Av hi.neh- na'H3097H2009H4994, “I hereby grantעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088requestהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697.Goוְלֵ֛ךְve.LekhH1980,bring backהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725אֶת־'et-H853the young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288אֶת־'et-H853Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.”
22Joabיוֹאָ֨בyo.'AvH3097fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307facedownאֶל־ פָּנָ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה'el- pa.Nav 'Ar.tzahH413H6440H776in homageוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. “Todayהַיּוֹם֩hai.yOmH3117,”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097, “your servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650knowsיָדַ֨עya.Da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588he has foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853has grantedעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213hisעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃av.dekhH5650requestדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697.”
24But the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428addedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “He may returnיִסֹּ֣בyi.SoH5437toאֶל־'el-H413his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,but he must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200my faceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440.”So Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53returnedוַיִּסֹּ֤בvai.yi.SoH5437toאֶל־'el-H413his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,but he did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200the faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.
25Now there wasהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961notלֹא־lo'-H3808a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478as handsomeיָפֶ֛הya.PehH3303and highlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966praisedלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984as Absalomוּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.LomH53.From the soleמִכַּ֤ףmi.KafH3709of his footרַגְלוֹ֙rag.LoH7272toוְעַ֣דve.'AdH5704the top of his headקָדְקֳד֔וֹka.de.ko.DoH6936,he did notלֹא־lo'-H3808haveהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961a single flawמֽוּם׃MumH3971.
26And when he cut the hairוּֽבְגַלְּחוֹ֮u.ve.ga.le.ChoH1548ofאֶת־'et-H853his headרֹאשׁוֹ֒ וְֽ֠הָיָהro.Sho Ve.ha.yahH7218H1961—he shavedיְגַלֵּ֔חַye.ga.Le.achH1548it every yearמִקֵּ֨ץmi.KetzH7093H3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his hair got so heavyכָבֵ֥ד עָלָ֖יו וְגִלְּח֑וֹkha.Ved 'a.Lav ve.gi.le.ChoH3515H5921H1548—he would weighוְשָׁקַל֙ve.sha.KalH8254אֶת־'et-H853it outשְׂעַ֣ר רֹאשׁ֔וֹse.'Ar ro.ShoH8181H7218to betwo hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255,according to the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428standardבְּאֶ֥בֶןbe.'E.venH68.
27Threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121were bornוַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּvai.yi.val.DuH3205to Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53,and aאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259daughterוּבַ֥תu.VatH1323namedוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034Tamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559,whoהִ֣יאhi'H1931wasהָיְתָ֔הha.ye.TahH1961a beautifulיְפַ֥ת מַרְאֶֽה׃ פye.Fat mar.'EhH3303H4758womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802.
Absalom Reconciled to David
29Thenאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971forאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097to sendלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,but Joab refusedוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808H14to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413.So Absalom sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971a secondעוֹד֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית'Od she.NitH5750H8145time,but Joab still would notוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808H14comeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.
30Then Absalom saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his servantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Lookרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200,Joab’sיוֹאָ֤בyo.'AvH3097field isחֶלְקַ֨תchel.KatH2513next toאֶל־'el-H413mineיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027, and he hasbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033.Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980and set itוְהַצִּית֣וּהָve.ho.tzi.tei.haH3341on fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784!”And Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶת־'et-H853servantsעַבְדֵ֧י'av.DeiH5650set the fieldהַחֶלְקָ֖הha.chel.KahH2513on fireוַיַּצִּ֜תוּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פvai.ya.Tzi.tu ba.'EshH3341H784.
31וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Then Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004and demandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100did your servantsעֲבָדֶ֛ךָ'a.va.De.khaH5650אֶת־'et-H853setהִצִּ֧יתוּhi.Tzi.tuH3341my fieldהַחֶלְקָ֥הha.chel.KahH2513אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834on fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784?”
32“Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,”saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53אֶל־'el-H413יוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097, “I sentשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971forאֵלֶ֣יךָ׀'e.Lei.khaH413you and saidלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, ‘Comeבֹּ֣אbo'H935hereהֵ֠נָּהHe.nahH2008.I want to sendוְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ve.'esh.le.ChahH7971אֹתְךָ֨'o.te.KhaH853you toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to askלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559:Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have I come backבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935from Geshurמִגְּשׁ֔וּרmi.ge.ShurH1650? It would bebetterט֥וֹבTovH2896for me ifIאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589werestillעֹ֣ד'odH5750thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033.’So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,let me seeאֶרְאֶה֙'er.'EhH7200the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771in me,let him kill meוֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ve.he.mi.Ta.niH4191.”
33So Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097wentוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046the king,and David summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53,who cameאֶל־ וַיָּבֹ֣א'el- vai.ya.Vo'H935H413toאֶל־'el-H413himהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812facedownעַל־ אַפָּ֛יו אַ֖רְצָה'al- 'a.Pav 'Ar.tzahH5921H639H776before himלִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְlif.Nei ha.Me.lekhH6440H4428.Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.LomH53.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14
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