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2 Samuel 14:25-33

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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