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2 Samuel 15:1-19

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].

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