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2 Samuel 16:15-22

15NowAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53,andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andAhithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302withhim.

16AnditcameH935topass,whenHushaiחוּשַׁ֧יchu.ShaiH2365theArchite, David'sfriendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463,cameH935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,thatHushaiחוּשַׁי֙chu.ShaiH2365saidH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53,Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!

17AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidH559toHushaiחוּשַׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365,Isthisthykindnesstothyfriendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100didst thounotgoהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980withthyfriendרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?

18AndHushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365saidH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹם֒'av.sha.LomH53,No;butwhomJehovah,andthispeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971,andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478chooseH977,hiswillIbeH1961,andwithhimwillIabide.

19Andagain,whomshouldIserveH5647?shoulditnotbeאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961inthepresenceH6440ofhissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121?asIhaveservedH5647inthy father'spresenceH6440,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651willIbeH1961inthypresenceH6440.

20AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidH559toAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302,Giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051counselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098amongyouwhatweshalldo.

21AndAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felH302saidH559toAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53,Goבּ֚וֹאBo'H935intothy father'sconcubinesH6370,whomhehaslefttokeepלִשְׁמ֣וֹרlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallhearוְשָׁמַ֤עve.sha.Ma'H8085thatthou artbecomeH887odiousנִבְאַ֣שְׁתָּniv.'Ash.taH887withthyfatherH1;andthehandsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027ofallthatarewiththeeshallbestrongוְחָ֣זְק֔וּve.Cha.ze.KuH2388.

22SotheyspreadH5186atentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168forAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםle.'av.sha.LomH53upontheroofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406;andAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53wentH935intohisfather'sconcubinesH6370inthesightofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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