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2 Samuel 15:4-6

4Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559moreover, Oh that I were madeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,that every manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376which hath any suitרִ֥יבrivH7379or causeוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941might comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto me, and I would do him justiceוְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ve.hitz.dak.TivH6663!

5And it was so,that when any manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376came nighבִּקְרָב־bik.rov-H7126to himto do him obeisanceלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812,he put forthוְשָׁלַ֧חve.sha.LachH7971his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027,and tookוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388him, and kissedוְנָ֥שַׁקve.Na.shakH5401him.

6And on this mannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53to all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that cameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941:so Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleוַיְגַנֵּב֙vay.ga.NevH1589the heartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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