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2 Samuel 15:29-35

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

30And Davidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732went upעֹלֶה֩'o.LehH5927by the ascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608of mountOlivetהַזֵּיתִ֜יםha.zei.TimH2132,and weptוּבוֹכֶ֗הu.vo.KhehH1058as he went upעֹלֶ֣ה׀'o.LehH5927,and had his headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,and he wentהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182:and all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that waswith him coveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and they went upוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927,weepingוּבָכֹֽה׃u.va.KhohH1058as they went upעָלֹ֖ה'a.LohH5927.

31And onetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302isamong the conspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםba.ko.she.RimH7194with Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,O Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,I pray thee, turn the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302into foolishnessסַכֶּל־sa.kel-H5528.

32And it came to pass, that whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732was comeבָּ֣אba'H935to the topהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218of the mount,where he worshippedיִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,behold, Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757came to meetH7125him with his coatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801rentקָר֙וּעַ֙ka.Ru.a'H7167,and earthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218:

33Unto whom Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If thou passest onעָבַ֣רְתָּ'a.Var.taH5674with me, then thou shalt be a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853unto me:

34But if thou returnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53,I will be thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,O kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428; as I have beenthy father’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650hithertoמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227, so will I now also bethy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650:then mayest thou for me defeatוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302.

35And hast thounot there with thee Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548? therefore it shall be, thatwhat thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697soever thou shalt hearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085out of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,thou shalt tellתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046itto Zadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

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