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2 Samuel 15:32-37

32Whenוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameבָּ֣אba'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704the summitהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,whereאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834he used to worshipיִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה שָׁ֖םyish.ta.cha.Veh shamH7812 H8033Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757was thereוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009to meet himלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122with his robeכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801tornקָר֙וּעַ֙ka.Ru.a'H7167and dustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

33Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you go onעָבַ֣רְתָּ'a.Var.taH5674with meאִתִּ֔י'i.TiH854,you will beוְהָיִ֥תָve.ha.Yi.taH1961a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921.

34But you can thwartוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565אֵ֖ת'etH853the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302for meifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53: ‘Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589will beאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961your servantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,my kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428;in the pastמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589was your father’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650,but nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589will be your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650.’

35Will notוַהֲל֤וֹאva.ha.Lo'H3808Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑ים וְהָיָ֗הha.ko.ha.Nim ve.ha.YahH3548 H1961be thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033with youעִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH5973?Reportתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046to themלְצָד֥וֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃le.tza.Dok u.le.'ev.ya.Tar ha.ko.ha.NimH6659 H54 H3548everythingכָּל־ הַדָּבָר֙kol- ha.da.VarH3605 H1697אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you hearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085from the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004.

36Indeedהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,their twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290sonof Zadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083sonof Abiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֑רle.'ev.ya.TarH54,are thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033with themעִמָּם֙'i.MamH5973.Sendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971themבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413with everythingכָּל־ דָּבָ֖רkol- da.VarH3605 H1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.”

37So David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463Hushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365arrivedוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389just as Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53was enteringיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.

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