New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 14:15-17

15Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258the reasonאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have comeבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935to speakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697to my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is that the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971have madeH3372me afraidיֵֽרְאֻ֖נִיye.re.'U.niH3372;so your maidservantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, ‘Let me nowנָּ֣אna'H4994speakאֲדַבְּרָה־'a.da.be.rah-H1696to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will performיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213therequestדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of his maidservantאֲמָתֽוֹ׃'a.ma.ToH519.

16For the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will hearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085and deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his maidservantאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519from thehandמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376who would destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֨ידle.hash.MidH8045bothיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162me and my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121fromthe inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֖תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.’

17Then your maidservantשִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔shif.Cha.te.khaH8198saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, ‘Pleaseנָּ֛אna'H4994let the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428becomfortingלִמְנוּחָ֑הlim.nu.ChahH4496, for asthe angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651is my lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to discernלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and evilוְהָרָ֔עve.ha.Ra'H7451.And may the Lordוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430be with you.’”

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