Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 19:1-6

1Then it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046to Joabלְיוֹאָ֑ב הִנֵּ֨הle.yo.'Av hi.NehH3097 H2009, “The kingH4428is weepingH1058and mourningוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖לvai.yit.'a.BelH56overH5921AbsalomH53.”

2And thatהַה֛וּאha.Hu'H1931day’sבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117victoryהַתְּשֻׁעָ֜הha.te.shu.'AhH8668was turnedוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961into mourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588on thatהַהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔רha.Hu' le.MorH1931 H559dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117theyהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971were toldשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085, “The kingH4428is grievingנֶעֱצַ֥בne.'e.TzavH6087overH5921his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.”

3So theyH5971returnedלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892quietlyוַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥בvai.yit.ga.NevH1589thatH1931dayH3117,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834peopleH5971steal awayיִתְגַּנֵּ֗בyit.ga.NevH1589in humiliationהַנִּכְלָמִ֔יםha.nikh.la.MimH3637after fleeingבְּנוּסָ֖םbe.nu.SamH5127a battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4But the kingוְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ve.ha.Me.lekhH4428coveredלָאַ֣טla.'AtH3813אֶת־'et-H853his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440and cried outוַיִּזְעַ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְvai.yiz.'Ak ha.Me.lekhH2199 H4428at the topגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419of his voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, “O my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53!O Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,my sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,my sonבְנִֽי׃ סve.NiH1121!”

5Then Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the kingH4428, “Todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117you have disgracedהֹבַ֨שְׁתָּho.Vash.taH954H853H6440allכָל־khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who have savedהַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤יםha.ma.le.TimH4422H853your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙ הַיּ֔וֹםnaf.she.Kha hai.YomH5315 H3117H853and the livesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your sonsH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְנֶ֣פֶשׁu.ve.no.Tei.kha ve.Ne.feshH1323 H5315,of your wivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְנֶ֖פֶשׁna.Shei.kha ve.Ne.feshH802 H5315,and of your concubinesפִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃pi.lag.Shei.khaH6370.

6You loveלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157H853those who hate youשֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130and hateוְלִשְׂנֹ֖אve.lis.No'H8130H853those who love youאֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157!For you have made it clearהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046todayH3117thatכִּ֣י׀kiH3588כִּ֣יkiH3588the commandersשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269and soldiersH5650mean nothingאֵ֤ין'einH369to you.I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045todayכִּ֣י׀kiH3117 H3588thatכִּ֠יkiH3588ifH3808Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53were aliveחַי֙chaiH2416and allH3605 H3117of us were deadמֵתִ֔ים כִּי־ אָ֖זme.Tim ki- 'azH4191 H3588 H227,it would have pleased youיָשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ya.Shar be.'ei.Nei.khaH3477 H5869!

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