New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 15:33-37

33Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you passעָבַ֣רְתָּ'a.Var.taH5674overH5674with me, then you will bea burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to me.

34But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53, ‘I will be your servantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,O kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428;as I have beenאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961your father’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650in timeמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227pastH3975,so I will nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258be your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,’then you can thwartוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302for me.

35Are not Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with you thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033? So it shall be thatwhateverכָּל־ הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤רkol- ha.da.Var 'a.SherH3605 H1697 H834you hearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085from the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,you shall reportתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046to Zadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009their twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121are with them thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290,Zadok’sלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659son and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,Abiathar’sלְאֶבְיָתָ֑רle.'ev.ya.TarH54son; andby them you shall sendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971me everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that you hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.”

37So Hushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463,cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, andAbsalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53cameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935into Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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