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2 Samuel 14:17-20

17Then thine handmaidשִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔shif.Cha.te.khaH8198saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall now be comfortableלִמְנוּחָ֑הlim.nu.ChahH4496:for as an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, so ismy lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to discernלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and badוְהָרָ֔עve.ha.Ra'H7451:therefore the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will be with thee.

18Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Hideתְכַחֲדִ֤יte.kha.cha.DiH3582not from me, I pray thee, the thingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697that I shall askשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592thee. And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428now speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696.

19And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is notthe handהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027of Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097with thee in all this? And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802answeredוַתַּ֣עַןva.Ta.'anH6030and saidוַתֹּ֡אמֶרva.To.merH559, Asthy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֩naf.she.KhaH5315livethחֵֽי־chei-H2416,my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,noneH376canאִ֣שׁ׀'ishH786turn to the right handלְהֵמִ֣יןle.he.MinH3231or to the leftוּלְהַשְׂמִ֗ילu.le.has.MilH8041from ought that my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hath spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696:for thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,he badeצִוָּ֔נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, and he putשָׂ֚םSamH7760all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of thine handmaidשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔shif.cha.te.KhaH8198:

20Toלְבַעֲב֤וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668fetch aboutסַבֵּב֙sa.BevH5437this formפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of speechהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697hath thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097doneעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:and my lordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113iswiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450,according to the wisdomכְּחָכְמַת֙ke.cha.khe.MatH2451of an angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045all things that arein the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

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