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2 Samuel 19:31-40

31AndBarzillaitheGileaditecameבָּ֞אba'H935downfromRogelim,andwentH935overtheJordanwiththekingH4428,toconducthimovertheJordan.

32AndBarzillaiH1271wasvery aged, eighty years old;anditwashethathadmaintainedthekingH4428whileheabodeatMahanaim;forhewasavery great man.

33AndthekingH4428saidtoBarzillaiH1271, Pass thouoverwithme,andIwillmaintaintheewithmeinJerusalem.

34AndBarzillaiH1271saidH559tothekingH4428, How manyarethedaysoftheyearsofmylife,thatIshouldgoupwiththekingH4428toJerusalemH3389?

35IamthisdayH3117eightyyearsold:canIdiscern between goodandbad?canthy servant tastewhatIeatandwhatIdrink?canIhearanymorethevoiceofsingingmenandsinging women?andwhyH4100shouldthy servantbeyetaburdentomylordthekingH4428?

36ThyservantH5650willgoalittle wayovertheJordanwiththekingH4428;andwhyH4100shouldthekingH4428recompenseittomewiththisreward?

37Let thyservantH5650,Ipray thee,turnback again,thatImaydieinmine own city,bythegraveofmyfatherandofmymother.Butbehold thyservantH5650Chimham: lethimgooverwithmylordthekingH4428;anddotohimwhatseems goodtothee.

38AndthekingH4428said,ChimhamshallgoH7725overwithme,andIwilldotohimthatwhichseemsgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896tothee;andwhatsoever thou shalt requireofme,thatwillIdoforthee.

39AndallthepeoplewentovertheJordan;andthekingH4428wentover;andthekingH4428kissed Barzillai,andblessedhim;andhereturnedtohisownH5869place.

40AndthekingH4428wentH7725ontoGilgal,andChimhamwentH7725onwithhim;andallthepeopleH5971ofJudah conductedthekingH4428,andalsohalfthepeopleH5971ofIsrael.

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