Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 14:17-20

17And now your servantשִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ נָּ֛אshif.Cha.te.kha na'H8198 H4994saysוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.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 kenH430 H3651.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'H408 H4994concealתְכַחֲדִ֤יte.kha.cha.DiH3582it from meמִמֶּ֙נִּי֙mi.Me.niH4480!” “Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428speakיְדַבֶּר־ נָ֖אye.da.ber- na'H1696 H4994,”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.merH802 H559answeredוַתַּ֣עַןva.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.FiH7760 H6310your maidservantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔shif.cha.te.KhaH8198אֵ֥ת'etH853כָּל־kol-H3605exactly what to sayהַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH1697 H428.

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.”

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