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2 Samuel 19:17-24

17And there werea thousandוְאֶ֨לֶףve.'E.lefH505menH376of BenjaminH1145with him, and Zibaוְצִיבָ֗אve.tzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֚עַרNa.'arH5288of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and his fifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥רva.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH6240 H2568sonsH1121and his twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650with him; and they went overוְצָלְח֥וּve.tza.le.ChuH6743Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingH4428.

18And there went overוְעָבְרָ֣הve.'a.ve.RahH5674a ferry boatהָעֲבָרָ֗הha.'a.va.RahH5679to carry overלַֽעֲבִיר֙la.'a.VirH5674the king’sH4428householdH1004,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213what he thoughtבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896.And Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096the sonH1121of Geraגֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'H1617fell downנָפַל֙na.FalH5307beforeH6440the kingH4428,as he was come overבְּעָבְר֖וֹbe.'a.ve.RoH5674JordanH3383;

19And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingH4428,Let not my lordאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113imputeיַחֲשָׁב־ya.cha.shov-H2803iniquityעָוֹן֒'a.VonH5771unto me, neither do thou rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142that which thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650did perverselyהֶעֱוָ֣הhe.'e.VahH5753the dayבַּיּ֕וֹםbai.YomH3117that my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingH4428went outיָׄצָ֥ׄאׄya.Tza'H3318of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389,that the kingH4428should takeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760it to his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

20For thy servantH5650doth knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that I have sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398:therefore, behold, I am comeבָ֣אתִיVa.tiH935the firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223this dayH3117of all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to go downלָרֶ֕דֶתla.Re.detH3381to meetH7125my lordH113the kingH4428.

21But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Shall not Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֑יshim.'IH8096be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191for this, because he cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?

22And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559,What have I to do with you, ye sonsH1121of ZeruiahH6870,that ye should this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117be adversariesלְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.TanH7854unto me? shall there any manאִישׁ֙'ishH376be put to deathH4191this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?for do not I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I amthis dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

23Therefore the kingH4428saidH559unto Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096,Thou shalt not dieH4191.And the kingH4428swareוַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650unto him.

24And Mephiboshethוּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586came downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to meetH7125the kingH4428,and had neitherH3808dressedעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213his feetרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272,nor trimmedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213his beardשְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.MoH8222,nor washedכִבֵּ֔סkhi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899,from the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117the kingH4428departedH3212until the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117he cameבָּ֥אba'H935againin peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

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