New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 14:2-4

2So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971a messenger toTekoaתְּק֔וֹעָהte.Ko.'ahH8620andbroughtוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947a wiseחֲכָמָ֑הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994followH56mourningH56ritesH56,and putוְלִבְשִׁי־ve.liv.shi-H3847onH3847mourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60garmentsבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899nowנָ֣אna'H4994, and do notanointתָּס֙וּכִי֙ta.Su.khiH5480yourself with oilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081but be like a womanכְּאִשָּׁ֗הke.'i.ShahH802who has been mourningH56for the deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191for manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117.

3Then goוּבָאת֙u.vaTH935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and speakוְדִבַּ֥רְתְּve.di.BartH1696to him in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wayכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697.”So Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in her mouthבְּפִֽיהָ׃be.Fi.haH6310.

4Now when the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802of Tekoaהַתְּקֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621spokeוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she fellוַתִּפֹּ֧לva.ti.PolH5307on her faceאַפֶּ֛יהָ'a.Pei.haH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776andprostratedH2331herself, and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Helpהוֹשִׁ֥עָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!”

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