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2 Samuel 19:40-43

40Then the kingH4428went onH5674to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,and Chimhamוְכִמְהָ֖ןve.khim.HanH3643went onH5674with him: and all the peopleH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063conductedH5674the kingH4428,and also halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677the peopleH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

41And, behold, all the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of IsraelH3478cameבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to the kingH4428,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto the kingH4428,Why have our brethrenאַחֵ֜ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063stolen thee awayגְּנָב֨וּךָge.na.Vu.khaH1589,and have broughtH5674the kingH4428,and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,and all David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582with him, over Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383?

42And all the menH376of JudahH3063answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030the menH376of IsraelH3478,Because the kingH4428isnear of kinקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138to us: wherefore then be ye angryחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734for this matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697?have we eatenהֶאָכ֤וֹלhe.'a.KholH398at allאָכַ֙לְנוּ֙'a.Khal.nuH398of the king’sH4428cost?or hath he givenנִשָּׂ֖אni.Sa'H5375us any giftנִשֵּׂ֥אתni.SetH5379?

43And the menH376of IsraelH3478answeredH6030the menH376of JudahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,We have tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235partsיָד֨וֹתya.DotH3027in the kingH4428,and weאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have also more rightin Davidבְּדָוִד֮be.da.VidH1732than ye: why then did ye despiseהֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִיhe.ki.lo.Ta.niH7043us, that our adviceH1697should not be firstרִאשׁ֛וֹןri.ShonH7223had in bringing backלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725our kingH4428?And the wordsH1697of the menH376of JudahH3063were fiercerוַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙vai.Yi.keshH7185than the wordsH1697of the menH376of IsraelH3478.

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