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2 Samuel 15:7-10

7Afterמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093fourאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141had passedוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961,Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994let me goאֵ֣לֲכָה'E.la.khahH1980to Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275to fulfillוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999אֶת־'et-H853a vowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have madeנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

8Forכִּי־ki-H3588your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650madeנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087a vowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088while dwellingH3427in Geshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650of Aramבַּאֲרָ֖םba.'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: ‘Ifאִם־'im-H518indeedH7725the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068brings me backיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,I will worshipוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽהYah.wehH3068in Hebron.’”

9“Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,”saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.So Absalom got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Hebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10Then Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with this messageלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “When you hearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085אֶת־'et-H853the soundק֣וֹלKolH6963of the hornהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782,you are to sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53reignsמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275!’”

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