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2 Samuel 16:16-19

16And it came to pass, when Hushaiחוּשַׁ֧יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֛יha.'ar.KiH757,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463,was comeבָּ֞אba'H935unto Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,that Hushaiחוּשַׁי֙chu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53,God saveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,God saveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

17And Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hushaiחוּשַׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365, Isthis thy kindnessחַסְדְּךָ֖chas.de.KhaH2617to thy friendרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453?why wentestהָלַ֖כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980thou not with thy friendרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?

18And Hushaiחוּשַׁי֮chu.ShaiH2365saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹם֒'av.sha.LomH53,Nay; but whom the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and this peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971,and all the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,chooseבָּחַ֧רba.CharH977,his will I be, and with him will I abideאֵשֵֽׁב׃'e.ShevH3427.

19And againוְהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתve.ha.she.NitH8145,whom should I serveאֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד'e.'e.VodH5647? should I not servein the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of his sonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121?as I have servedעָבַ֙דְתִּי֙'a.Vad.tiH5647in thy father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,so will I be in thy presenceלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ פli.fa.Nei.khaH6440.

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