New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 19:1-6

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!”

5Then Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the kingH4428and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “Todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117you have coveredH954with shameהֹבַ֨שְׁתָּho.Vash.taH954the facesH6440of allכָל־khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,who todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117have savedהַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤יםha.ma.le.TimH4422your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315and the livesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your sonsH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,the livesוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of your wivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802,and the livesוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of your concubinesפִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃pi.lag.Shei.khaH6370,

6by lovingלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157those who hateשֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130you, and by hatingוְלִשְׂנֹ֖אve.lis.No'H8130those who loveאֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157you. For you have shownהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046todayH3117thatprincesשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269and servantsH5650are nothingאֵ֤ין'einH369to you; for I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045this dayH3117that ifל֣וּloH3863Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53were aliveחַי֙chaiH2416and allH3605of us were deadמֵתִ֔יםme.TimH4191todayH3117,thenאָ֖ז'azH227you would be pleasedבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH3474 H5869.

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