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2 Samuel 18:6-17

6Andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971wentH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961intheforestבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

7Andthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961routedbeforetheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andtherewasH1961agreatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046therethatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117:twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505men.

8Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasH1961therescatteredנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327overthefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofallthecountry;andtheforestהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredH398morepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thantheswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredH398.

9AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53foundhimselfinthepresenceH6440ofDavid'sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650.AndAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53wasridingרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392uponamuleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505,andthemuleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentH935underthethickboughsofthegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419terebinthH424,andhisheadרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218caughtintheterebinthH424,andhewastakenH2388upbetweentheheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andthemuleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505thatwasunderhimwentH935awayH5674.

10Andamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sawH7200it,andtoldH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097,andsaidH559,Behold,IsawH7200Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangingH8518inaterebinthH424.

11AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidH559tothemanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thattoldH5046him,Andbehold, thou sawest [him],andwhyוּמַדּ֛וּעַu.ma.Du.a'H4069didst thounotsmitehimtheretothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?andIwouldhavegivenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414theetenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701piecesandagirdle.

12Andthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,ThoughIshouldreceiveathousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701piecesinmyhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027,yetwouldInotputforthH7971myhandH3027againsttheking'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121;forinourhearingthekingH4428chargedtheeandAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52andIttaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingH559,TakeH8104care,whoeveritbe[ofyou],oftheyoungבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288manH376Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53.

13OrIshouldhaveactedH6213falselyagainstmineownH5315lifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315,forthereisnomatterH1697concealedfromthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andthou wouldesthavesetthyselfagainst[me].

14ThensaidH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Imaynottarrythusכֵ֖ןkhenH3651withthee.AndhetookH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969spearsinhishandבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709,andthrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628themintoAbsalom's body,whilehewasyetH5750aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416inthemidstoftheterebinthH424.

15Andtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thatboreH5375Joab's armoursurroundedוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437andsmoteAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,andkilledhim.

16AndJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewthetrumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971returnedH7725frompursuingH7291afterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097keptH2820backוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17AndtheytookH3947Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,andcastH7993himintoagreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354inthewood,andraisedaveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530ofstonesH68uponhim.AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledH5127everyoneH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

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