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2 Samuel 19:9-15

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.

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