New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 14:21-24

21Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֥אna'H4994,I will surely doעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;goוְלֵ֛ךְve.LekhH1980therefore, bringהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725backH7725the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.”

22Joabיוֹאָ֨בyo.'AvH3097fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,prostratedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;then Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Todayהַיּוֹם֩hai.yOmH3117your servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650knowsיָדַ֨עya.Da'H3045that I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,in that the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has performedעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213therequestדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of his servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃av.dekhH5650.”

23So Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toGeshurגְּשׁ֑וּרָהge.Shu.rahH1650and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

24However the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let him turnיִסֹּ֣בyi.SoH5437tohis own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and let him not seeיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200my faceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440.”So Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53turnedוַיִּסֹּ֤בvai.yi.SoH5437to his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004and did not seeרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

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