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2 Samuel 19:24-30

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.

25And it came to pass, when he was comeH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to meetH7125the kingH4428,that the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore wentestH1980not thou with me, MephiboshethH4648?

26And he answeredH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingH4428,my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650deceivedרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411me: for thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559,I will saddleאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280me an assהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,that I may rideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392thereon, and goH3212to the kingH4428;because thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650islameפִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.achH6455.

27And he hath slanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270thy servantH5650unto my lordH113the kingH4428;but my lordH113the kingH4428isas an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213therefore what isgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

28For all ofmy father’sאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004were butלֹ֨אlo'H3808deadמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582before my lordH113the kingH4428:yet didst thou setוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896thy servantH5650among them that did eatבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at thine own tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.What rightצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666therefore haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426I yet to cryוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199any more unto the kingH4428?

29And the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why speakestתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696thou any more of thy mattersדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697?I have saidאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,Thou and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

30And Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙me.fi.Vo.shetH4648saidH559unto the kingH4428,Yea, let him takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947all, forasmuchאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428is come againבָּ֞אba'H935in peaceבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965unto his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.

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