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2 Samuel 17:21-29

21And it came to pass, afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310they were departedH3212,that they came upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927out of the wellמֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'ErH875,and wentH3212and toldוַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,and pass quicklyמְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahH4120overוְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.RuH5674the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325:for thus hath Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302counselledיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289against you.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that werewith him, and they passed overוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383:by the morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216there lackedנֶעְדָּ֔רne'.DarH5737not oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of them that was not gone overעָבַ֖ר'a.VarH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

23And when Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶלva.'a.chi.To.felH302sawרָאָ֗הra.'AhH7200that his counselעֲצָתוֹ֒a.tza.ToH6098was not followedנֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ne.'es.TahH6213,he saddledוַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁvai.ya.cha.VoshH2280hisassהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and aroseוַיָּ֜קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and gat him homeH3212to his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,to his cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892,and put his householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004in orderוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680,and hangedוַיֵּחָנַ֑קvai.ye.cha.NakH2614himself, and diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the sepulchreבְּקֶ֥בֶרbe.Ke.verH6913of his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

24Then Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266.And Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םve.'av.sha.LomH53passed overעָבַר֙'a.VarH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,he and all the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him.

25And Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם'av.sha.LomH53madeשָׂ֧םsamH7760Amasaעֲמָשָׂ֗א'a.ma.Sa'H6021captain of the hostהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635instead of Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097:which Amasaוַעֲמָשָׂ֣אva.'a.ma.Sa'H6021wasa man’sאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376sonבֶן־ven-H1121,whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIthraיִתְרָ֣אyit.Ra'H3501an Israeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יhai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481,that went inבָּא֙ba'H935to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣ל'a.vi.GalH26the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Nahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269to Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870Joab’sיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

26So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53pitchedוַיִּ֤חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ סha.gil.'AdH1568.

27And it came to pass, when Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732was comeכְּב֥וֹאke.Vo'H935to Mahanaimמַחֲנָ֑יְמָהma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266,that Shobiוְשֹׁבִ֨יve.sho.ViH7629the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nahashנָחָ֜שׁna.ChashH5176of Rabbahמֵרַבַּ֣תme.ra.BatH7237of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983,and Machirוּמָכִ֤ירu.ma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵל֙'a.mi.'ElH5988of Lo–debarH3810,and Barzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּ֥יu.var.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֖יha.gil.'a.DiH1569of Rogelimמֵרֹגְלִֽים׃me.ro.ge.LimH7274,

28BroughtH5066bedsמִשְׁכָּ֤בmish.KavH4904,and basonsוְסַפּוֹת֙ve.sa.pOtH5592,and earthenיוֹצֵ֔רyo.TzerH3335vesselsוּכְלִ֣יu.khe.LiH3627,and wheatוְחִטִּ֥יםve.chi.TimH2406,and barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,and flourוְקֶ֣מַחve.Ke.machH7058,and parchedוְקָלִ֑יve.ka.LiH7039corn,and beansוּפ֥וֹלu.FolH6321,and lentilesוַעֲדָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,and parchedוְקָלִֽי׃ve.ka.LiH7039pulse,

29And honeyוּדְבַ֣שׁu.de.VashH1706,and butterוְחֶמְאָ֗הve.chem.'AhH2529,and sheepוְצֹאן֙ve.tzoNH6629,and cheeseוּשְׁפ֣וֹתu.she.FotH8194of kineבָּקָ֔רba.KarH1241,for Davidלְדָוִ֛דle.da.VidH1732,and for the peopleוְלָעָ֥םve.la.'AmH5971that werewith him, to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398:for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,The peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971ishungryרָעֵ֛בra.'EvH7457,and wearyוְעָיֵ֥ףve.'a.YefH5889,and thirstyוְצָמֵ֖אve.tza.Me'H6771,in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

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