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2 Samuel 16:5-14

5And when kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732cameוּבָ֛אu.Va'H935to Bahurimבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםba.chu.RimH980,behold, thence came outיוֹצֵ֜אyo.Tze'H3318a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasShimeiשִׁמְעִ֣יshim.'IH8096,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָ֔אge.Ra'H1617:he came forthיֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318,and cursedוּמְקַלֵּֽל׃u.me.ka.LelH7043still as he cameיָצ֖וֹאya.Tzo'H3318.

6And he castוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68at Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and at all the servantsעַבְדֵ֖י'av.DeiH5650of kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971and all the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֔יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368wereon his right handמִימִינ֖וֹmi.mi.NoH3225and on his leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃u.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

7And thus saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096when he cursedבְּקַֽלְל֑וֹbe.ka.LoH7043,Come outצֵ֥אtze'H3318,come outצֵ֛אtze'H3318,thou bloodyהַדָּמִ֖יםha.da.MimH1818manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376,and thou manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of Belialהַבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100:

8The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hath returnedהֵשִׁיב֩he.ShivH7725upon thee all the bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,in whose stead thou hast reignedמָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ma.Lakh.taH4427;and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53thy sonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121: and, behold, thou art takenin thy mischiefבְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָbe.Ra.'a.Te.khaH7451, because thou arta bloodyדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

9Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Why should this deadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?let me go overאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674,I pray thee, and take offוְאָסִ֥ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סro.ShoH7218.

10And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What have I to do with you, ye sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?so let him curseיְקַלֵּ֗לye.ka.LelH7043,because the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath saidאָ֤מַר'A.marH559unto him, Curseקַלֵּ֣לka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732.Who shall then sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Wherefore hast thou done soעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?

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.

13And as Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוva.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212by the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870,Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096went alongH1980on the hill’sהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022sideבְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'H6763over againstלְעֻמָּת֗וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, and cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043as he wentH1980,and threwוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68atלְעֻמָּת֔וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, and castוְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.ParH6080dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083.

14And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and all the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that werewith him, cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935wearyעֲיֵפִ֑ים'a.ye.FimH5889,and refreshedוַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁvai.yi.na.FeshH5314themselves there.

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