Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 15:2-4

2Heאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would get up earlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925and standוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideעַל־ יַ֖ד'al- yadH5921 H3027the roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870leading to the city gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.Wheneverוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961anyoneכָּל־ הָאִ֣ישׁkol- ha.'IshH3605 H376אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961a grievanceרִיב֩rivH7379to bringלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935beforeאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for a decisionלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would call outוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and askוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088cityעִיר֙'irH5892are you fromאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859?”And if he repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650isfrom oneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,”

3Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would sayוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Lookרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200,your claimsדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697are goodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896and rightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228,but the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428hasno deputyאֵין־'ein-H369to hearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085youמֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH854.”

4Andאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53hewould addוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “If onlyמִי־mi-H4310someone would appoint meיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,then everyoneכָּל־ אִ֛ישׁkol- 'ishH3605 H376withאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834יִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961a grievanceרִ֥יבrivH7379or disputeוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941could comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to meוְעָלַ֗יve.'a.LaiH5921,and I would give him justiceוְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ve.hitz.dak.TivH6663.”

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