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2 Samuel 15

1Anditcametopassafterthis,thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53preparedforhimselfchariotsמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818andhorsesH5483,andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunH7323beforehim.

2AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53roseH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925,andstoodH5975besidethewayH1870ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;anditwasH1961so,thatwhenanymanH376whohadacontroversyhadtocomeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935tothekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,thenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121him,andsaidH559,Ofwhatcityעִיר֙'irH5892art thou?AndhesaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650isofoneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259ofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559tohim,Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, thymattersדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697aregoodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896andrightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228;butthereisnomantohearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085thee [appointed]bythekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

4AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559,OhthatIweremadeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thateverymanH376whohasanycontroversyandcauseH7379mightcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935tome,andIwoulddohimjusticeH4941!

5AnditwasH1961so,thatwhenanymanH376cameneartodohimobeisance,heputforthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,andtookH2388him,andkissedH5401him.

6Andinthismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941;andAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleH1589theheartsלֵ֖בlevH3820ofthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Anditcametopassattheendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ipraythee,letmegoandpayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275myvowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088whichIhavevowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087toJehovah.

8Forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087avowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088whileIabodeinGeshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650inSyria,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfJehovahshallbringיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725meagainindeedtoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thenIwillserveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647Jehovah.

9Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,Goinpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965.AndheroseH6965upandwenttoHebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentH7971emissaries intoallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whenyehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963ofthetrumpetH7782, yeshallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53reignsH4427inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

11AndwithAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentH1980twohundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376outofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thatwereinvited;andtheywentH1980intheirsimplicity,andtheyknewH3045nothing.

12AndAbsalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526, David's counsellor,fromhiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892,fromGilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542,whileheofferedH2076thesacrificesH2077.Andtheconspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195gatheredstrength;andthepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedcontinuallywithAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

13AndtherecameH935oneH376toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732whoreportedsayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Theheartsלֶב־lev-H3820ofthemenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areafterAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidH559toallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650thatwerewithhimatJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,RiseH6965upandletusfleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272;forweshallnot[else]escapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.BeH1961quicktodepart,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435heovertakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381usquicklyH4116,andbringH4116evilH7451uponus,andsmitethecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15Andtheking'sservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidH559tothekingH4428,Behold, thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650[willdo]whatevermylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingH4428shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318,andallhishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterhim,andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lefttenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenH802,concubinesH6370,tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterhim,andstayedattheremote house.

18Andallhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedH5674onbesidehim;andalltheCherethites,andallthePelethites,andalltheGittites,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376thatcameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterhimfromGathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661,passedH5674overbeforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100dost thoualsoH1571goH7725withus?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725tothyplaceלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725,andabidewiththekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428;forthou artaforeignerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237,andbesides, thou hast emigratedtotheplaceH4725wherethou [dwellest].

20Thou didstcomeH935yesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543,andshouldIthisdayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117maketheegoH1980upanddownwithus, seeingIgoH1980whitherIcan?Returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725andtakebackוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725thybrethren. Mercyandtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571bewiththee!

21AndIttaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andsaidH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,and[as]mylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428liveth,surelyinwhatplaceבִּמְק֞וֹםbim.KomH4725mylordthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961,whetherindeathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194orlifeH2416,eventherealsowillthyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559toIttaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863,GoandpassH5674over.AndIttaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663passedH5674over,andallhismenH376,andallthelittleהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945onesH2945thatwerewithhim.

23AndallthecountryweptH1058withaloudvoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971passedH5674over;thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428alsohimselfpassedH5674overthetorrentKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971passedH5674over, towardsthewayH1870ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

24Andbehold,Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659alsoגַם־gam-H1571,andalltheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881withhim,bearingH5375thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andtheysetdownthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54wentH5927up,untilallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971hadpassedלַעֲב֥וֹרla.'a.VorH5674completelyoutofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toZadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659, Carrybackהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430intothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.IfIshallfindאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favourintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,hewillbringוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725meagain,andshewmeit,anditshabitation.

26Butifhethusכֹּ֣הkohH3541sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Ihavenodelightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654inthee;behold, [heream]I,lethimdotomeasseemethgoodH2896tohim.

27Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toZadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Thou arttheseer:returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725intothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,andyourtwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121withyou,Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thysonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121ofAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200,Iwillstopintheplainsofthedesert,untiltherecomeH935wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697fromyoutoinformme.

29AndZadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54carriedthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430againtoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andtheyabodethere.

30ButDavidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732wentH1980upbytheascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608oftheOlivesH2132,andweptH1058ashewentH1980up,andhadhisheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,andhewentH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182;andallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwaswithhimcoveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645everymanH376hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,andtheywentH1980up,weepingH1058astheywentH1980up.

31AndonetoldH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732sayingH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302isamongtheconspiratorswithAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Jehovah,Ipraythee, turnthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302intofoolishness.

32AnditcameH935topass,whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732hadcomeH935tothesummit,whereאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834heworshippedGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,thatbehold,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchitecameH935tomeethimwithhiscoatrent,andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127uponhisheadH7218.

33AndDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidH559tohim,Ifthou passestonwithme, thou wiltbeH1961aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853tome;

34butifthoureturnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725tothecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559toAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53,Iwillbeאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,Okingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428;asIhavebeenH1961thy father'sservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650hitherto,sonowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258willIbeH1961thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;thenמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227mayest thouformedefeatthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098ofAhithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302.

35Andhast thounottherewiththeeZadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659andAbiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548?anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961, [that]whatsoeverthingH1697thou shalthearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085outoftheking'shouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, thou shalttellתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046ittoZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Behold,theyhavetherewiththemtheirtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290Zadok's [sonH1121],andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083Abiathar'ssonH1121;andbythemyeshallsendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971tomeeverythingH3605thatyeshallhearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.

37AndHushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365David'sfriendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463cameH935intothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53cameH935intoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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