New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 15:2-4

2And Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53used to riseH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925andstandוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideעַל־ יַ֖ד'al- yadH5921 H3027the roadדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;and when anyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadH1961a lawsuitרִיב֩rivH7379was to comeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935beforeH413the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would callוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121outH7121to him and sayוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “From whatאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥ה'ei- mi.ZehH2088 H335cityעִיר֙'irH5892are you?” And he would sayוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650is from oneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

3Then Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would sayוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, yourclaimsדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697are goodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896and rightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228,but you have noאֵין־'ein-H369one to listenוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085to you on the partמֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH4480 H854of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

4Moreover, Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53would sayוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Ohמִי־mi-H4310that someone would appointיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760me judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,then everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hasיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961a lawsuitרִ֥יבrivH7379or claimוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941could comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to me, and I would giveH6663him justiceH6663!”

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