New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 14:24-28

24However, the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “He shall returnיִסֹּ֣בyi.SoH5437tohis own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,but he shall not seeיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200my faceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440.”So Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53returnedוַיִּסֹּ֤בvai.yi.SoH5437to his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004and did not seeרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

25Now in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478there was noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376as handsomeיָפֶ֛הya.PehH3303as Absalomוּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.LomH53,so highlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966praisedלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984;from the soleמִכַּ֤ףmi.KafH3709of his footרַגְלוֹ֙rag.LoH7272to the topH6936ofH6936his headH6936there was noלֹא־lo'-H3808impairmentH4140in him.

26And when hecutוּֽבְגַלְּחוֹ֮u.ve.ga.le.ChoH1548the hair of his headרֹאשׁוֹ֒ro.ShoH7218(and it was at the endמִקֵּ֨ץmi.KetzH7093of every yearH3117that he cutיְגַלֵּ֔חַye.ga.Le.achH1548it,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588it was heavyכָבֵ֥דkha.VedH3515on him, so he cutוְגִלְּח֑וֹve.gi.le.ChoH1548it), he weighedוְשָׁקַל֙ve.sha.KalH8254the hairשְׂעַ֣רse.'ArH8181of his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218attwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255by the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428weightבְּאֶ֥בֶןbe.'E.venH68.

27Andto Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53there were bornוַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּvai.yi.val.DuH3205threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,and oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259daughterוּבַ֥תu.VatH1323whose nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559;she was a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of beautifulיְפַ֥תye.FatH3303appearanceמַרְאֶֽה׃ פmar.'EhH4758.

28Now Absalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53livedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427two fullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,yet he did not seeרָאָֽה׃ra.'AhH7200the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

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