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2 Samuel 16:11-12

11And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52,and to all his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,Behold, my sonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121,which came forthיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318of my bowelsמִמֵּעַ֖יmi.me.'AiH4578,seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315: how much more now may thisBenjamiteH1145do it?let him aloneH3240,and let him curseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043;for the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath biddenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

12It may be that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will lookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on mine afflictionבְּעֵינִ֑יbe.'o.niH6040 H5869,and that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will requiteוְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.ShivH7725me goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896for his cursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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