Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 19:6-23

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!

7Now thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258get upק֣וּםkumH6965!Go outצֵ֔אTze'H3318and speakוְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־ve.da.Ber 'al-H1696 H5921comfort toלֵ֣בlevH3820your servantsH5650,forH3588I swearנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by the LORDבַיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068that ifH3588you do notH369go outיוֹצֵ֗אyo.Tze'H3318,notאִם־'im-H518a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376will remainיָלִ֨יןya.LinH3885with youאִתְּךָ֙'i.te.KhaH854tonightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915.Thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063will be worseוְרָעָ֧הve.ra.'AhH7489for youthan allH3605the adversityהָרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has befallenבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935youעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921from your youthמִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָmi.ne.'u.Rei.khaH5271untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowעָֽתָּה׃ ס'A.tahH6258!”

8So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428got upH6965and satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the gateבַּשָּׁ֑עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and allH3605the peopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971were toldהִגִּ֣ידוּ לֵאמֹ֗רhi.Gi.du le.MorH5046 H559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428is sittingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.”So theyהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971allH3605cameH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Meanwhile, the Israelitesוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478had fledנָ֖סnasH5127,each manH376to his homeלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.LavH168.

9Andוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961allH3605the peopleH5971throughoutH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of IsraelH3478were arguingנָד֔וֹןna.DonH559 H1777, “The kingH4428rescued usהִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀hi.tzi.La.nuH5337from the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesאֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341andוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931delivered usמִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙mi.le.Ta.nuH4422from the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,but nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258he has fledבָּרַ֥ח מִן־ba.Rach min-H1272 H4480the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776becauseמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921of Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10But AbsalomH53,the manאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we anointedמָשַׁ֣חְנוּma.Shach.nuH4886over usH5921,has diedמֵ֖תmetH4191in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.SoH6258whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100do youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859say nothingמַחֲרִשִׁ֖יםma.cha.ri.ShimH2790about restoringלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853the kingH4428?”

11Then KingH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sent this messageשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ לֵאמֹר֒ha.ko.ha.Nim le.MorH3548 H559: “Sayדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔רye.hu.Dah le.MorH3063 H559, ‘WhyH4100should you beתִֽהְיוּ֙tih.YuH1961the lastאַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314to restoreH7725H853the kingH4428toאֶל־'el-H413his palaceבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,since the talkוּדְבַר֙u.de.VarH1697of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has reachedבָּ֥אba'H935the kingאֶל־'el-H4428 H413atאֶל־'el-H413his quartersבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004?

12Youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859are my brothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251,my own fleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320and bloodעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106.So whyH4100should youאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859beH1961the lastH314to restoreH7725H853the kingH4428?’

13And sayתֹּֽמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559to Amasaוְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, ‘Aren’tהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808youH859my fleshH1320and bloodH6106?May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430punishכֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־koh ya.'a.seh-H3541 H6213me,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,ifאִם־'im-H518from now onכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117you areH1961notלֹ֠אlo'H3808the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of myלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440armyצָבָ֞אtza.Va'H6635in placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097!’”

14So he swayedוַיַּ֛טvai.YatH5186אֶת־'et-H853the heartsלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824of allH3605the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063as though they were oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,and they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: “Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725,youH859and allH3605your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.”

15So the kingH4428returnedH7725,and when he arrivedוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935atעַד־'ad-H5704the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, the men ofJudahH3063cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537toלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122himH4428and escort himH4428H853acrossלְהַעֲבִ֥ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

16Then Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,a BenjamiteH1145אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834from Bahurimמִבַּֽחוּרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙mi.ba.chu.Rim vai.Ye.redH980 H3381,hurriedוַיְמַהֵ֗רvay.ma.HerH4116down withעִם־'im-H5973the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063to meetH7122KingH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732,

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.

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