New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 15:13-20

13Then a messengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The heartsלֶב־lev-H3820of the peopleאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478arewith Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.”

14So Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, “Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965and let’s fleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272, for otherwisenoneלֹא־lo'-H3808of us will escapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413from Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.Goלָלֶ֗כֶתla.Le.khetH1980quicklyמַהֲר֣וּma.ha.RuH4116,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will hurryיְמַהֵ֤רye.ma.HerH4116and overtakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381us, and bringH5080disasterH5080 H7463on us and strikeוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.”

15Then the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650will dowhateverכְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־ke.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428choosesיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.”

16So the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004with him; butthe kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftH5800tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235concubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370behindH5800to takeH8104careH8104of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17The kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with him, and they stoppedוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at the lastהַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ha.mer.ChakH4801houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

18Now allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedH5674byH5674besideיָד֔וֹya.DoH5921 H3027him, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774,allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Pelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432,and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605the Gittitesהַגִּתִּ֞יםha.gi.TimH1663,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had comeבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935with him from Gathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661,passedH5674byH5674beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, “Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should you goתֵלֵ֛ךְte.LekhH1980with us tooH1571?Returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and stayוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427withyour kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you are a foreignerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237and an exileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540asH1571wellH1571; returnto your own placeלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725.

20You cameבּוֹאֶ֗ךָbo.'E.khaH935onlyyesterdayתְּמ֣וֹל׀te.MolH8543,so should I make you wanderאֲנִֽיעֲךָ֤'a.no.'a.khaH5128with us todayוְהַיּ֞וֹםve.hai.YomH3117, whileI goH1980whereverעַ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־'al 'a.Sher-H5921 H834I goH1980?Returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and takeH7725your brothersאַחֶ֛יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251backוְהָשֵׁ֧בve.ha.ShevH7725;mercyחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571be with you.”

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