Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 19:17-30

17along with a thousandוְאֶ֨לֶףve.'E.lefH505menH376of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִן֒mi.bin.ya.MinH1144H5973,as well as Zibaוְצִיבָ֗אve.tzi.Va'H6717the stewardנַ֚עַרNa.'arH5288of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and his fifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥רva.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568 H6240sonsH1121and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650אִתּ֑וֹ'i.ToH854.They rushed downוְצָלְח֥וּve.tza.le.ChuH6743to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingH4428

18and crossedוְעָבְרָ֣הve.'a.ve.RahH5674at the fordהָעֲבָרָ֗הha.'a.va.RahH5679to carry overלַֽעֲבִיר֙la.'a.VirH5674the king’sH4428householdH1004אֶת־'et-H853and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213what was goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869.When Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096sonH1121of Geraגֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'H1617crossedבְּעָבְר֖וֹbe.'a.ve.RoH5674the JordanH3383,he fell downנָפַל֙na.FalH5307beforeH6440the kingH4428

19and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413H4428, “My lordאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113,do notאַל־'al-H408holdיַחֲשָׁב־ya.cha.shov-H2803meguiltyעָוֹן֒'a.VonH5771,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142H853אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834your servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650wrongdoingהֶעֱוָ֣הhe.'e.VahH5753on the dayבַּיּ֕וֹםbai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingH4428leftיָׄצָ֥ׄאׄya.Tza'H3318Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389.May the kingH4428not takeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760it toאֶל־'el-H413heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

20Forכִּ֚יkiH3588your servantH5650knowsיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045thatכִּ֖יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,so here I amוְהִנֵּֽה־ בָ֣אתִיve.hi.neh- Va.tiH2009 H935todayH3117as the firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to come downלָרֶ֕דֶתla.Re.detH3381to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122my lordH113the kingH4428.”

21But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶרtze.ru.Yah vai.Yo.merH6870 H559saidוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Shouldn’tלֹ֥אlo'H3808Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֑יshim.'IH8096be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191forהֲתַ֣חַתha.Ta.chatH8478thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063,becauseH3588he cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043אֶת־'et-H853the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”

22And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732repliedH559, “SonsH1121of ZeruiahH6870,whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to do with you,thatH3588you should beתִֽהְיוּ־tih.yu-H1961myadversariesלְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.TanH7854todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?Should any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376be put to deathH4191in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?Am I notH3808indeedH3588awareיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatH3588todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117I amאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”

23So the kingH4428saidH559toאֶל־'el-H413Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096, “You shall notH3808dieH4191.”And the kingH4428swore an oathוַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to him.

24Then Mephiboshethוּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586grandsonבֶּן־ben-H1121,went downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the kingH4428.He had notH3808caredעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for his feetרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272orH3808trimmedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213his mustacheשְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.MoH8222orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853washedכִבֵּ֔סkhi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899 H3808fromלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117the kingH4428had leftלֶ֣כֶתLe.khetH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he returnedבָּ֥אba'H935safelyבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

25Andוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961כִּי־ki-H3588he cameH935from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to meetH7122the kingH4428, whoH4428askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “MephiboshethH4648,whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100did you notH3808goH1980with meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973?”

26“My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428,”he repliedH559, “becauseH3588Iעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650am lameפִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.achH6455, Iעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559, ‘I will have my donkeyהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543saddledאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280so that I may rideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392on itעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921and goH1980withאֶת־'et-H854the kingH4428.’But my servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Zibadeceived meרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411H3588,

27and he has slanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270your servantH5650toאֶל־'el-H413my lordH113the kingH4428.Yet my lordH113the kingH4428islike the angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,so doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213what isgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in your eyesבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

28Forכִּי֩ לֹ֨א הָיָ֜הki lo' ha.YahH3588 H3808 H1961allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of my grandfatherאָבִ֗י כִּ֤י אִם־'a.Vi ki 'im-H1 H3588 H518 H376deserves deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194from my lordH113the kingH4428,yet you have setוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896אֶֽת־'et-H853your servantH5650among those who eatבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at your tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100furtherעוֹד֙'OdH5750right, thenצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666,do I haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426to keepע֖וֹדodH5750appealingוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199toH413the kingH4428?”

29The kingH4428repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “WhyH4100sayתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696דְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697any moreH5750?I hereby declareאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717are to divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505H853the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.”

30And Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙me.fi.Vo.shetH4648saidH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingH4428, “Insteadגַּ֥םgamH1571H853,sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428has safelyבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965comeבָּ֞אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004,let Ziba takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947it allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605!”

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