New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 18:18-20

18Now Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣םve.'av.sha.LomH53in his lifetimeH2425had takenלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947andsetוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324up for himself a pillarH4676whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inthe King’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Valleyבְּעֵֽמֶק־be.'e.mek-H6010,for he saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, “I haveH369noH369sonבֵ֔ןVenH1121to preserveהַזְכִּ֣ירhaz.KirH2142my nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034.”So he namedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the pillarH4676afterעַל־'al-H5921his own nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,and it is calledוַיִּקָּ֤רֵאvai.yi.Ka.re'H7121Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53Monumentיַ֣דyadH3027to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

19ThenAhimaazוַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zadokצָדוֹק֙tza.dOkH6659saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “Pleaseנָּ֔אNa'H4994let me runאָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahH7323and bringH1319the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428newsוַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.RahH1319that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hasfreedשְׁפָט֥וֹshe.fa.ToH8199him from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of his enemiesH340.”

20But Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You are not the manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376to carryH1309newsבְּשֹׂרָ֤הbe.so.RahH1309thisH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,but you shall carryH1319newsוּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖u.vi.sar.TaH1319anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;however, you shall carryH1319noH3808newsתְבַשֵּׂ֔רte.va.SerH1319todayוְהַיּ֤וֹםve.hai.YomH3117becauseכִּֽי־ עַל־כֵּ֥ןki- al-kenH3588 H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”

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