New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 14:17-20

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.’”

18Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, “Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994do not hideתְכַחֲדִ֤יte.kha.cha.DiH3582anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697from me that I am about to askשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592you.” And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696.”

19So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, “Is the handהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027of Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097with you in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088?”And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802repliedוַתַּ֣עַןva.Ta.'anH6030, “As your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֩naf.she.KhaH5315livesחֵֽי־chei-H2416,my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,noאִם־'im-H518one can turnH3231to the rightלְהֵמִ֣יןle.he.MinH3231or to the leftוּלְהַשְׂמִ֗ילu.le.has.MilH8041from anythingמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605that my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696.Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588, it wasyour servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097whoH1931commandedצִוָּ֔נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, and it was he who putשָׂ֚םSamH7760allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of your maidservantשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔shif.cha.te.KhaH8198;

20in orderלְבַעֲב֤וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668to changeסַבֵּב֙sa.BevH5437the appearanceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thingsהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097has doneעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697.But my lordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113is wiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450,like the wisdomכְּחָכְמַת֙ke.cha.khe.MatH2451of the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045allכָּל־kol-H3605that is in the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.”

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