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2 Samuel 16:5-13

5Andwhenkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameH935toBahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980,behold,therecameH935outfromthenceamanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofthefamilyH4940ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,whosenameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasShimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofGeraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617:hecameH935forthH3318,andcursedH7043,

6andcaststonesH68atDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andatalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971andallthemightyH1368menH1368wereonhisrightמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225handH3225andonhisleft.

7Andthusוְכֹֽה־ve.khoh-H3541saidH559Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096ashecursedH7043:Away,away, thoumanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofbloodהַדָּמִ֖יםha.da.MimH1818andmanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofBelial!

8JehovahhasreturnedH7725upontheeallthebloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818ofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,inwhosesteadthou hastreignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427;andJehovahhasgivenH5414thekingdomintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121;andbehold, thou art [taken]inthineownevilH7451,forthou artamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofbloodדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818.

9AndAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870saidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldthisdeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?letmegoover,Ipraythee,andtakeoffhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סro.ShoH7218.

10Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,WhathaveItodowithyou, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofZeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?soH3651lethimcurseH7043,forJehovahhassaidH559tohim,CurseH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732!WhoshallthensayH559,WhyH4100dost thousoH3651?

11AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52,andtoallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,Behold,mysonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121,whocameH3318forthH3318ofmybowelsH4578,seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315:howmuchmorenowעַתָּ֜ה'a.TahH6258aBenjaminite?lethimaloneandlethimcurseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043;forJehovahhasbiddenhim.

12ItmaybethatJehovahwilllookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200onmineaffliction,andthatJehovahwillrequitemegoodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896formybeing cursedthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732andhismenH376wentH1980bythewayH1870;andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096wentH1980alongonthehill'ssideבְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'H6763overagainsthim,andcursedH7043ashewentH1980,andthrewstonesH68athim,andcastdustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083.

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