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2 Samuel 14

1AndJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870perceivedthattheking'sheartלֵ֥בlevH3820wastowardAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

2AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentH7971toTekoah,andfetched thenceawiseחֲכָמָ֑הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,andsaidH559toher,Ipraythee, feign thyselftobeוְהָיִ֕יתve.ha.YitH1961amourner,andputH4191onmourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899,Ipray,andanointתָּס֙וּכִי֙ta.Su.khiH5480notthyselfwithoilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081,butbeH1961asawomanכְּאִשָּׁ֗הke.'i.ShahH802thathathalongtimemournedH56forthedeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191;

3andcomeH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andspeakוְדִבַּ֥רְתְּve.di.BartH1696afterthismannerH1697tohim.AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thewordsH1697intohermouthבְּפִֽיהָ׃be.Fi.haH6310.

4Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802ofTekoahspoketothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andshefellH5307onherfaceאַפֶּ֛יהָ'a.Pei.haH639tothegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776anddidobeisance,andsaidH559,Saveהוֹשִׁ֥עָהho.Shi.'ahH3467, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!

5Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toher,Whataileth thee?AndshesaidH559,Iamindeedawidowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּֽׁה־'i.shah-H802,andmyhusbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376isdeadH4191.

6Andthy bondmaidhadtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147strovetogetherinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,andtherewasnonetopartthem,buttheoneH259smotetheotherandslewhim.

7Andbehold,thewholefamilyH4940isrisenH6965againstthy bondmaid,andtheysayH559,Deliverhimthatsmotehisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,thatwemayputH5414himtodeathוּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙u.ne.mi.Te.huH4191,forthelifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315ofhisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whomhekilledהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026;andwewilldestroyוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045theheiralsoגַּ֣םgamH1571:sotheywillquenchH3518mycoalגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513whichisleftH7604,andwillnotleaveH7604tomyhusbandלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376anameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034orremnantוּשְׁאֵרִ֖יתu.she.'e.RitH7611ontheearthH127.

8Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, Gotothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,andIwillgivechargeconcerningthee.

9Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802ofTekoahsaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Uponme,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,betheiniquityהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771,anduponmyfather'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andthekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428andhisthroneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678beguiltless.

10Andthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Whoeverspeaksהַֽמְדַבֵּ֤רham.da.BerH1696tothee,bringוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935himtome,andheshallnottouchלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060theeanymore.

11ThenshesaidH559,Ipraythee,letthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thatthou wouldestnotsuffertherevengersofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843anymore, lesttheycutoffmysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.AndhesaidH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,thereshallnotonehairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185ofthysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307totheearthH776.

12Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,Letthy bondmaid,Ipraythee,speakתְּדַבֶּר־te.da.ber-H1696awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697tomylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.AndhesaidH559,Speakדַּבֵּֽרִי׃ סda.Be.riH1696.

13Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,Whyוְלָ֧מָּהve.La.mahH4100thenhast thouthoughtsuchathingH1697againstGod'speopleעַ֣ם'amH5971?andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428insayingH559thisthingH1697,isasoneH2088guiltyכְּאָשֵׁ֔םke.'a.ShemH818,inthatthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428doesnotbringהָשִׁ֥יבha.ShivH7725backH7725hisbanishedנִדְּחֽוֹ׃ni.de.ChoH5080oneH2088.

14ForwemustneedsdieH4191,andareaswaterוְכַמַּ֙יִם֙ve.kha.Ma.yimH4325spiltonthegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,whichcannotbegatheredיֵאָסֵ֑פוּye.'a.Se.fuH622upagain;andGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hasnottakenH5375awayיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375hislifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,butdevisesmeansthatthebanishedH5080onebenotexpelledfromhim.

15Andnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thatIamcomeבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935tospeakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696ofthisthingH1697tomylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,itisbecausethepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971havemadeH6213meafraidיֵֽרְאֻ֖נִיye.re.'U.niH3372;andthy bondmaidsaidH559,IwillnowH6258speakאֲדַבְּרָה־'a.da.be.rah-H1696tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428willperformtherequestofhishandmaid.

16Forthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428willhearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085,todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337hishandmaidoutofthehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709ofthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376thatwoulddestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֨ידle.hash.MidH8045meandmysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162outoftheinheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֖תmi.na.cha.LatH5159ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

17Andthy bondmaidsaidH559,Letthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofmylordthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nowbeH1961comfortable;forasanangelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651ismylordthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428todiscerngoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896andbadוְהָרָ֔עve.ha.Ra'H7451;andJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willbeH1961withthee.

18Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredandsaidH559tothewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Hideתְכַחֲדִ֤יte.kha.cha.DiH3582notfromme,Ipraythee,thethingH1697thatIshallaskשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592thee.Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,Letmylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428nowspeakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696.

19Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Isthehandהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027ofJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097withtheeinallthis?Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802answeredandsaidH559, [As] thysoulH5315liveth,mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thereisnoturningtotherightלְהֵמִ֣יןle.he.MinH3231handH3027ortotheleftfromaughtthatmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hasspokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696;forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,hebademe,andheputשָׂ֚םSamH7760allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697intothemouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310ofthy bondmaid:

20inorderלְבַעֲב֤וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668toturnH5437theappearanceofthethingH1697hasthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097donethisthingH1697;butmylordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113iswiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450, accordingtothewisdomכְּחָכְמַת֙ke.cha.khe.MatH2451ofanangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045allthatisintheearthH776.

21Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Beholdnow,Ihavedonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:sogoH7725,bringהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725backH7725theyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

22AndJoabיוֹאָ֨בyo.'AvH3097fellH5307tothegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776onhisfaceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself,andblessedH1288thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097saidH559, To-day thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650knowsיָדַ֨עya.Da'H3045thatIhavefoundH4672favourinthysight,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,inthatthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hasfulfilledtherequestofhisservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃av.dekhH5650.

23AndJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH935toGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרָהge.Shu.rahH1650,andbroughtH935Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

24AndthekingH4428saidH559,LethimturnH5437tohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,andlethimnotseeH7200myfaceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440.AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53withdrewtohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,andsawH7200nottheking'sfaceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

25ButinallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478therewasH1961nonetobeH1961somuchpraisedלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984asAbsalomוּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.LomH53forhisbeauty:fromthesoleמִכַּ֤ףmi.KafH3709ofhisfootרַגְלוֹ֙rag.LoH7272eventothecrownofhisheadtherewasH1961noblemishמֽוּם׃MumH3971inhim.

26AndwhenheshavedH1548hisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֒ro.ShoH7218(foritwasH1961ateveryyear'sendמִקֵּ֨ץmi.KetzH7093thatheshavedH1548it,becauseitwasH1961heavyH3513onhim,thereforeheshavedH1548it),heweighedוְשָׁקַל֙ve.sha.KalH8254thehairשְׂעַ֣רse.'ArH8181ofhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218attwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255aftertheking'sweightבְּאֶ֥בֶןbe.'E.venH68.

27AndtoAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53therewereH1961bornH3205threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,andoneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259daughterוּבַ֥תu.VatH1323,whosenameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559:shewasawomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802ofabeautifulיְפַ֥תye.FatH3303countenance.

28SoAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twofullyearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,anddidnotseeH7200theking'sfaceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

29ThenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53sentH7971forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,tosendH7971himtothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;buthewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notcomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935tohim;andhesentH7971againעוֹד֙'OdH5750thesecondשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,buthewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notcomeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

30ThenhesaidH559tohisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650,Seeרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200, Joab's allotmentisnearmineandhehasbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184there: goandsetוְהַצִּית֣וּהָve.ho.tzi.tei.haH3341itonfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784.AndAbsalom'sservantsעַבְדֵ֧י'av.DeiH5650setוַיַּצִּ֜תוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341theallotmentonfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

31ThenJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andcameH935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53to[his]houseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,andsaidH559tohim,Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100havethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛ךָ'a.va.De.khaH5650setH6965myallotmentonfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784?

32AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097,Behold,IsentH7971tothee,sayingH559,Comeבֹּ֣אbo'H935hither,thatImaysendH7971theetothekingH4428,tosayH559,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100amIcomeבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935fromGeshurמִגְּשׁ֔וּרmi.ge.ShurH1650?itwouldhavebeenbetterט֥וֹבTovH2896formetobetherestillעֹ֣ד'odH5750.AndnowH6258letmeseeאֶרְאֶה֙'er.'EhH7200theking'sfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440;andiftherebeiniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771inme,lethimslayme.

33AndJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097cameH935tothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428,andtoldH5046him.AndhecalledH7121Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53,andhecameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfonhisfaceH6440tothegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforethekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428kissedH5401Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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