Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 14:31-33

31וַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965Then Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004and demandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “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'H935 H413toאֶל־'el-H413himהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812facedownעַל־ אַפָּ֛יו אַ֖רְצָה'al- 'a.Pav 'Ar.tzahH5921 H639 H776before himלִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְlif.Nei ha.Me.lekhH6440 H4428.Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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