New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 15:29-35

29So Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54returnedוַיָּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and remainedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

30And Davidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732was goingH5927upH5927the ascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608of the Mount ofOlivesהַזֵּיתִ֜יםha.zei.TimH2132,weepingוּבוֹכֶ֗הu.vo.KhehH1058as he wentH5927, andhis headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218was coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,and he was walkingהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182.Then allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376coveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645his own headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and they were goingH5927upH5927,weepingוּבָכֹֽה׃u.va.KhohH1058as they wentH5927.

31Now someoneinformedהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302is among the conspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםba.ko.she.RimH7194with Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.”And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994makeH5528the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302foolishסַכֶּל־sa.kel-H5528.”

32It happenedוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961as Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732was comingבָּ֣אba'H935to the summitהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218,whereאֲשֶֽׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430was worshipedH2331,that beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365theArchiteהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757metלִקְרָאתוֹ֙lik.ra.ToH7122him with hiscoatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801tornקָר֙וּעַ֙ka.Ru.a'H7167, anddustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

33And Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you goH5674overH5674with me, then you will becomeוְהָיִ֥תָve.ha.Yi.taH1961a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to me.

34But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53, ‘I will be your servantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,O kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428; even asI was your father’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650in timeמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227pastH3975,so nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258I will also be your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,’then you can foilוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565the adviceעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302for me.

35Are Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548not with you thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033? So it shall be thatwhateverכָּל־ הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֤רkol- ha.da.Var 'a.SherH3605 H1697 H834you hearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085from the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,you shall reportתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046to Zadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

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