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2 Samuel 15:24-29

24And lo Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659also, and all the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881werewith him, bearingנֹֽשְׂאִים֙no.se.'ImH5375the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and they set downוַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.Tzi.kuH3332the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54went upוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,until all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971had doneתֹּ֥םtomH8552passingלַעֲב֥וֹרla.'a.VorH5674out of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Zadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659,Carry backהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:if I shall findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,he will bring me againוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725,and shewוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200me bothit, and his habitationנָוֵֽהוּ׃na.Ve.huH5116:

26But if he thus sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,I have no delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654in thee; behold, here amI, let him doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to me as seemethבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ סbe.'ei.NavH5869goodH2896unto him.

27The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also unto Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Art notthou a seerהֲרוֹאֶ֣הha.ro.'EhH7200?returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,and your twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121with you, Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thy sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200,I will tarryמִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּmit.mah.Me.ahH4102in the plainבְּעַֽרְב֖וֹתbe.'av.rotH5679 H6160of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,until there comeבּ֥וֹאBo'H935wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697from you to certifyלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046me.

29Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659therefore and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54carriedH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430againH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and they tarriedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427there.

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