Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 16:9-14

9Then Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֶת־'et-H853deadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?Let me go overאֶעְבְּרָה־ נָּ֖א'e'.be.rah- na'H5674 H4994and cut off his headוְאָסִ֥ירָה רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סve.'a.Si.rah ro.ShoH7218 H5493אֶת־'et-H853!”

10But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to do with you,O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?IfH3588he curses meיְקַלֵּ֗לye.ka.LelH7043becauseH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toldאָ֤מַר'A.marH559him, ‘Curseקַלֵּ֣לka.LelH7043אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,’whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can askיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, ‘Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did you doעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213thisכֵּֽן׃ סKenH3651?’”

11Then Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙ וְאֶל־'a.vi.Shai ve.'el-H52 H413and to allכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,my own sonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834יָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318,my own flesh and bloodמִמֵּעַ֖יmi.me.'AiH4578,seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315וְאַ֨ףve.'AfH637.How much moreכִּֽי־ki-H3588,thenעַתָּ֜ה'a.TahH6258, thisBenjamiteH1145!Leave him aloneהַנִּ֤חוּha.Ni.chuH5117and let him curse meוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043,for the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559himsoכִּ֥יkiH3588.

12Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200my afflictionH5771and repayוְהֵשִׁ֨יב יְהוָ֥הve.he.Shiv Yah.wehH7725 H3068mewith goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896forתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the cursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045I receivetodayהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃hai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.”

13So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוva.'a.na.ShavH582proceededוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980along the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870as Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096wentהֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKhH1980along the ridgeבְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'H6763of the hillהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022opposite himלְעֻמָּת֗וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980.As Shimei wentהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980,he yelled cursesוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043,threw stonesוַיְסַקֵּ֤ל בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙vay.sa.Kel ba.'a.va.NimH5619 H68,and flungוְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.ParH6080dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083atלְעֻמָּת֔וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980David.

14Finally, the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854arrivedוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935,exhaustedעֲיֵפִ֑ים'a.ye.FimH5889.And thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033he refreshed himselfוַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁvai.yi.na.FeshH5314.

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