New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 16:10-13

10But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100businessof mine is yours, you sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?IfH3588he cursesיְקַלֵּ֗לye.ka.LelH7043,and ifH3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has toldאָ֤מַר'A.marH559him, ‘Curseקַלֵּ֣לka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,’then whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310should sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, ‘Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you doneעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213soכֵּֽן׃ סKenH3651?’”

11Then Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52and to allכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,my sonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameH3318outH3318of my own body seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315;howH637muchכִּֽי־ki-H637 H3588moreכִּ֥יkiH637 H3588nowעַתָּ֜ה'a.TahH6258thisBenjaminiteH1145?Leaveהַנִּ֤חוּha.Ni.chuH5117him aloneH5117and let him curseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043,for the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has toldאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

12Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194the LordH3068will lookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on mymiseryH6040andreturnוְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.ShivH7725goodH2899to me insteadH8478ofH8478his cursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.”

13So Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and his menH376wentH1980on the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870;and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096keptH1980goingH1980on the hillsideבְּצֵ֨לַע הָהָ֜רbe.Tze.la' ha.HarH6763 H2022closeלְעֻמָּת֗וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980besideלְעֻמָּת֔וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, and as he wentH1980he cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043and threwוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68and dirtבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083at him.

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