New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 19:24-30

24ThenMephiboshethוּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH3381downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the kingH4428; andhe had neitherH3808caredעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for his feetרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272,norH3808trimmedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213his mustacheשְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.MoH8222,norH3808washedכִבֵּ֔סkhi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899,from the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117the kingH4428departedלֶ֣כֶתLe.khetH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117he cameבָּ֥אba'H935homein peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

25It was whenכִּי־ki-H3588he cameH935from Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to meetH7122the kingH4428,that the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100did you not goH1980with me, MephiboshethH4648?”

26So he answeredH559, “O my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,the kingH4428,my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650deceivedרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411me; for your servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559, ‘I will saddleאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280a donkeyהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543for myself that I may rideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392on it and goH1980with the kingH4428,’becauseH3588your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650is lameפִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.achH6455.

27Moreover,he has slanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270your servantH5650to my lordH113the kingH4428;but my lordH113the kingH4428islike the angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,therefore doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in your sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

28Forallכָּל־kol-H3605my father’sאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004was nothingלֹ֨אlo'H3808but deadמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194menH376before my lordH113the kingH4428;yet you setוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896your servantH5650among those who ateבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at your own tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100rightצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666do I haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426yetעוֹד֙'OdH5750that I shouldcomplainוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750to the kingH4428?”

29So the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “WhyH4100do you stillH5750speakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696of your affairsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697? I havedecidedאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘You and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717shall divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.’”

30Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙me.fi.Vo.shetH4648saidH559to the kingH4428, “Let him evenגַּ֥םgamH1571takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947it allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605,sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־'A.cha.rei 'a.Sher-H310 H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428has comeבָּ֞אba'H935safelyבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965to his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.”

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