New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 15:19-22

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.”

21But Ittaiאִתַּ֛י'i.TaiH863answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesH2416,and as my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428livesH2416,whereverבִּמְק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָּׁ֣ם׀bim.Kom 'a.Sher shamH4725 H834 H8033my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428may be, whetherאִם־'im-H518for deathלְמָ֙וֶת֙le.Ma.vetH4194orאִם־'im-H518for lifeH2425,thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033assuredlyאִם־'im-H3588 H518shall your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650be!”

22Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ittaiאִתַּ֖י'i.TaiH863, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980and crossH5674overH5674the brook Kidron.”So Ittaiאִתַּ֤י'i.TaiH863the Gittiteהַגִּתִּי֙ha.gi.TiH1663crossedH5674overH5674with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his menH376and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thelittleהַטַּ֖ףha.TafH2945onesH2945whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were with him.

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