New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 13:34-38

34NowAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53had fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272. Andthe youngH5288manH5288who was the watchmanH6822raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֔יוei.noH5869and lookedH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,manyרַ֜בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971were comingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980from the roadH1870behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him by the sideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654of the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

35JonadabH3082saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121have comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935;according to your servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651it happenedהָיָֽה׃ha.YahH1961.”

36As soon as he had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֗רle.da.BerH1696,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935and liftedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058;and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650weptבָּכ֕וּba.KhuH1058veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966bitterlyבְּכִ֖י גָּד֥וֹלbe.Khi ga.DolH1419 H1065.

37NowAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272and wentוַיֵּ֛לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toTalmaiתַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiH8526the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיה֖וּדa.mi.churH5989,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650. And Davidmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121everyכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

38So Absalomוְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53had fledבָּרַ֖חba.RachH1272and goneוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Geshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650,and was thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

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