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2 Samuel 20:16-18

16a wiseחֲכָמָ֖הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802called outוַתִּקְרָ֛אva.tik.Ra'H7121fromמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, “Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085!Listenשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085!Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559אֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097to comeקְרַ֣ב עַד־ke.Rav 'ad-H7126 H5704hereהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2008so that I may speakוַאֲדַבְּרָ֖הva.'a.da.be.RahH1696with himאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”

17When he had come nearוַיִּקְרַ֣בvai.yik.RavH7126to herאֵלֶ֔יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802askedוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Are youהַאַתָּ֥הha.'a.TahH859Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?” “Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589am,”he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Listenשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of your servantאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519,”she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559. “I amאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595listeningשֹׁמֵ֥עַsho.Me.a'H8085,”he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

18Then the woman saidH559, “Long agoבָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223 H559they used to sayH1696, ‘Seek counselH7592at Abelבְּאָבֵ֖לbe.'a.VelH59,’and that is howוְכֵ֥ןve.KhenH3651disputes were settledהֵתַֽמּוּ׃he.Ta.muH8552.

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