Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 16:16-19

16Andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463Hushaiחוּשַׁ֧יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֛יha.'ar.KiH757wentבָּ֞אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559חוּשַׁי֙chu.ShaiH2365toאֶל־'el-H413himאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53, “Long liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!Long liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”

17“Is thisזֶ֥הzehH2088the loyaltyחַסְדְּךָ֖chas.de.KhaH2617you showאֶת־'et-H854your friendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453?”Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ חוּשַׁ֔יvai.Yo.mer 'el- chu.ShaiH559 H413 H2365. “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980withאֶת־'et-H854your friendרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?”

18“Not at allH3808,”Hushaiחוּשַׁי֮ אֶל־chu.Shai 'el-H2365 H413answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אַבְשָׁלֹם֒'av.sha.LomH53. “Forכִּי֩kiH3588the oneאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834chosenבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977by the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,by thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971,and by allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478—hisH3808I will beאֶהְיֶ֖ה'eh.YehH1961,and with himוְאִתּ֥וֹve.'i.ToH854I will remainאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427.

19Furthermoreוְהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתve.ha.she.NitH8145,whomלְמִי֙le.MiH4310should Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589serveאֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד'e.'e.VodH5647if notהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121?Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834I servedעָבַ֙דְתִּי֙'a.Vad.tiH5647in your father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,so alsoכֵּ֖ןkenH3651I will serveלִפְנֵ֣י אֶהְיֶ֥הlif.Nei 'eh.YehH1961 H6440in yoursלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ פli.fa.Nei.khaH6440.”

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