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2 Samuel 20:4-6

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֔א'a.ma.Sa'H6021, “Summonהַזְעֶק־haz.'ek-H2199אֶת־'et-H853the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063to come to mewithin threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,and be hereפֹּ֥ה עֲמֹֽד׃poh 'a.ModH6311 H5975yourselfוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859.”

5So Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֖א'a.ma.Sa'H6021wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to summonלְהַזְעִ֣יקle.haz.'IkH2199אֶת־'et-H853Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,but he took longerוַיּ֕וֹחֶרvai.yi.cherH309thanמִן־min-H4480the timeהַמּוֹעֵ֖דha.mo.'EdH4150אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834allotted himיְעָדֽוֹ׃ סye.'a.DoH3259.

6And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258Shebaשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7652the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bichriבִּכְרִ֖יbikh.RiH1075will do us more harmH3415thanמִן־min-H4480Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם אַ֠תָּה'av.sha.Lom 'A.tahH53 H859.Takeקַ֞חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853your lord’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650and pursue himוּרְדֹ֣ף אַחֲרָ֔יוu.re.Dof 'a.cha.RavH7291 H310,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will findמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672fortifiedבְּצֻר֖וֹתbe.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892and eludeוְהִצִּ֥ילve.hi.TzilH5337usעֵינֵֽנוּ׃'ei.Ne.nuH5869.”

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