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2 Samuel 18:6-17

6So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was in the woodבְּיַ֥עַרbe.Ya.'arH3293of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669;

7Where the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478were slainוַיִּנָּ֤גְפוּvai.yi.Na.ge.fuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and there was there a greatגְדוֹלָ֛הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּגֵּפָ֧הha.ma.ge.FahH4046that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505men.

8For the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421was there scatteredנָפֹ֖צֶתna.fo.tzeitH6327over the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of all the countryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and the woodהַיַּ֙עַר֙hai.Ya.'arH3293devouredלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398moreוַיֶּ֤רֶבvai.Ye.revH7235peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117than the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719devouredאָכְלָ֛ה'a.khe.LahH398.

9And Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53metוַיִּקָּרֵא֙vai.yi.ka.Re'H7122the servantsלִפְנֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֣יlif.Nei 'av.DeiH5650 H6440of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732.And Absalomוְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53rodeרֹכֵ֣בro.KhevH7392upon a muleהַפֶּ֗רֶדha.Pe.redH6505,and the muleהַפֶּ֡רֶדha.Pe.redH6505wentוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935under the thick boughsשׂוֹבֶךְ֩soeKhH7730of a greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֜הha.ge.do.LahH1419oakהָאֵלָ֨הha.'e.LahH424,and his headרֹאשׁ֣וֹro.ShoH7218caught holdוַיֶּחֱזַ֧קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388of the oakבָאֵלָ֗הva.'e.LahH424,and he was taken upוַיֻּתַּן֙vai.yu.TanH5414between the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and the muleוְהַפֶּ֥רֶדve.ha.Pe.redH6505that wasunder him went awayעָבָֽר׃'a.VarH5674.

10And a certainאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200it,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I sawרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53hangedתָּל֖וּיta.LuiH8518in an oakבָּאֵלָֽה׃ba.'e.LahH424.

11And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376that toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, And, behold, thou sawestרָאִ֔יתָra.'I.taH7200him,and why didst thou not smiteהִכִּית֥וֹhi.ki.ToH5221him there to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776?and I would have givenלָ֤תֶתLa.tetH5414thee tenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235shekelsof silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and aאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259girdleוַחֲגֹרָ֖הva.cha.go.RahH2290.

12And the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Thoughוְל֨וּאve.lo'H3863I should receiveשֹׁקֵ֤לsho.KelH8254a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701in mine handכַּפַּי֙ka.PaiH3709, yetwould I not put forthאֶשְׁלַ֥ח'esh.LachH7971mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121:for in our hearingבְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּve.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thee and Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52and Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Bewareשִׁמְרוּ־shim.ru-H8104that none touchthe young manבַּנַּ֖עַרba.Na.'arH5288Absalomבְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.'av.sha.LomH53.

13Otherwiseאֽוֹ־'o-H176I should have wroughtעָשִׂ֤יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213falsehoodשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267against mine own lifeבְנַפְשִׁי֙ve.naf.shiH5315:for there is no matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697hidיִכָּחֵ֣דyi.ka.ChedH3582from the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and thou thyself wouldest have setתִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtit.ya.TzevH3320thyself against me.

14Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,I may not tarryאֹחִ֣ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176thus with theeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.And he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969dartsשְׁבָטִ֜יםshe.va.TimH7626in his handבְּכַפּ֗וֹbe.kha.PoH3709,and thrustוַיִּתְקָעֵם֙vai.yit.ka.'EmH8628them through the heartH3820of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53, while he wasyet aliveחַ֖יchaiH2416in the midst of the oakהָאֵלָֽה׃ha.'e.LahH424.

15And tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235young menנְעָרִ֔יםne.'a.RimH5288that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375Joab’sיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097armourכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627compassed aboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437and smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,and slewוַיְמִיתֻֽהוּ׃vay.mi.Tu.huH4191him.

16And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shoH7725from pursuingמִרְדֹ֖ףmir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097held backחָשַׂ֥ךְcha.SakhH2820the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17And they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into a greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in the woodבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293,and laidוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530of stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68upon him: and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

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