New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 16:9-14

9ThenAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldthisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088deadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?Let me goH5674overH5674nowנָּ֖אna'H4994andcutH5493offH5493his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סro.ShoH7218.”

10But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to do with you, O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?IfH3588he cursesיְקַלֵּ֗לye.ka.LelH7043,and ifH3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has toldאָ֤מַר'A.marH559him, ‘Curseקַלֵּ֣לka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,’then whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310shall sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, ‘Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you doneעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213soכֵּֽן׃ סKenH3651?’”

11Then Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52and to allכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,my sonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318out fromme seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315;howH637muchכִּֽי־ki-H637 H3588moreכִּ֥יkiH637 H3588nowעַתָּ֜ה'a.TahH6258this BenjamiteH1145?LetH5117him aloneהַנִּ֤חוּha.Ni.chuH5117and let him curseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043,for the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

12Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194the LordH3068will lookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on my afflictionH6040andreturnוְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.ShivH7725goodH2899to me insteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of his cursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.”

13So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and his menH376wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870;and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096wentהֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKhH1980along on the hillsideבְּצֵ֨לַע הָהָ֜רbe.Tze.la' ha.HarH6763 H2022parallelH5980with him and as he wentהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980he cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043and castוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68and threwוְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.ParH6080dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083at him.

14The kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him arrivedוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935wearyעֲיֵפִ֑ים'a.ye.FimH5889and he refreshedוַיִּנָּפֵ֖שׁvai.yi.na.FeshH5314himself thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

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