New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 19:1-4

1Then it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the kingH4428is weepingH1058and mournsוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for AbsalomH53.”

2Thevictoryהַתְּשֻׁעָ֜הha.te.shu.'AhH8668that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117was turnedוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961to mourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,for the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085itsaidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, “The kingH4428is grievedנֶעֱצַ֥בne.'e.TzavH6087for his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.”

3So the peopleH5971wentלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935by stealthH1589into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892that dayH3117,as peopleH5971who are humiliatedהַנִּכְלָמִ֔יםha.nikh.la.MimH3637stealH1589awayH1589when they fleeבְּנוּסָ֖םbe.nu.SamH5127in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4The kingH4428coveredלָאַ֣טla.'AtH3813his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440andcriedוַיִּזְעַ֥קvai.yiz.'AkH2199out with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, “O my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,O Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,my sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,my sonבְנִֽי׃ סve.NiH1121!”

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