New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 19:34-37

34But BarzillaiH1271saidH559to the kingH4428, “HowH4100longH4100have I yet to liveH2425,that I should goאֶעֱלֶ֥ה'e.'e.LehH5927up with the kingH4428to JerusalemH3389?

35I amnowH3117eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121.Can I distinguishהַאֵדַ֣ע׀ha.'e.Da'H3045betweenבֵּין־bein-H996goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and badלְרָ֗עle.Ra'H7451?Orאִם־'im-H518can your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650tasteיִטְעַ֤םyit.'AmH2938whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I eatאֹכַל֙'o.KhalH398or whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה'esh.TehH8354?Orאִם־'im-H518can I hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085anymoreע֔וֹדodH5750the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of singingH7891men and women?WhyH4100then should your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650be an addedעוֹד֙'OdH5750burdenלְמַשָּׂ֔אle.ma.Sa'H4853to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428?

36Your servantH5650would merelyכִּמְעַ֞טkim.'AtH4592crossH5674overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383with the kingH4428.WhyH4100should the kingH4428compensateיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580me withthisH2088rewardהַגְּמוּלָ֖הha.ge.mu.LahH1578?

37Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let your servantH5650returnיָֽשָׁב־ya.shov-H7725,that I may dieוְאָמֻ֣תve.'a.MutH4191in my own cityבְּעִירִ֔יbe.'i.RiH5892nearH5973the graveקֶ֥בֶרKe.verH6913of my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and my motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517.However, hereוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009is your servantH5650Chimhamכִמְהָ֗םkhim.HamH3643,let him crossיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674overיַֽעֲבֹר֙ya.'a.VorH5674with my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428,and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213for him whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is goodט֖וֹבTovH2895in your sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”

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