New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 19
Joab Disapproves of David’s Mourning
2So thevictoryהַתְּשֻׁעָ֜הha.te.shu.'AhH8668that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117was turnedוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961into mourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085itsaidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, “The kingH4428is in mourningנֶעֱצַ֥בne.'e.TzavH6087over his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.”
3And the peopleH5971enteredלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892surreptitiouslyוַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥בvai.yit.ga.NevH1589that dayH3117,justH3512asH3512peopleH5971who are humiliatedהַנִּכְלָמִ֔יםha.nikh.la.MimH3637surreptitiouslyיִתְגַּנֵּ֗בyit.ga.NevH1589fleeבְּנוּסָ֖םbe.nu.SamH5127in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
5Then Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the kingH4428and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “Todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117you have shamedהֹבַ֨שְׁתָּho.Vash.taH954allכָל־khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,who have savedהַֽמְמַלְּטִ֤יםha.ma.le.TimH4422your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117and the livesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your sonsH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֔יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323,the livesוְנֶ֣פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of your wivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802,and the livesוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of your concubinesפִּלַגְשֶֽׁיךָ׃pi.lag.Shei.khaH6370,
6by lovingלְאַֽהֲבָה֙le.'a.ha.VahH157those who hateשֹׂ֣נְאֶ֔יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130you, and by hatingוְלִשְׂנֹ֖אve.lis.No'H8130those who loveאֹהֲבֶ֑יךָ'o.ha.Vei.khaH157you. For you have revealedהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046todayH3117thatcommandersשָׂרִ֣יםsa.RimH8269and servantsH5650are nothingאֵ֤ין'einH369to you; for I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045todayH3117that ifל֣וּloH3863Absalomאַבְשָׁל֥וֹם'av.sha.LomH53were aliveחַי֙chaiH2416and allH3605of us were deadמֵתִ֔יםme.TimH4191todayH3117,thenאָ֖ז'azH227it would beH3474rightH3474as far as you are concernedבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
7Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goH3318outH3318and speakוְדַבֵּ֖רve.da.BerH1696kindlyלֵ֣בlevH3820to your servantsH5650,for I swearנִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by the Lordבַיהוָ֨הba.Yah.wehH3068,ifH3588you do not goH3318outH3318,noאִם־'im-H518manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376will stayיָלִ֨יןya.LinH3885the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915with you, and thisH2088will beH7489worseוְרָעָ֧הve.ra.'AhH7489for you thanH4480allH3605the misfortuneH7463that hashappenedבָּ֣אָהBa.'ahH935to you from your youthמִנְּעֻרֶ֖יךָmi.ne.'u.Rei.khaH5271untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowעָֽתָּה׃ ס'A.tahH6258!”
David Restored as King
8So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gotוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965upק֣וּםkumH6965and satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at the gateבַּשָּׁ֑עַרba.Sha.'arH8179.When they toldהִגִּ֣ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046allH3605the peopleהָעָ֞םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428issittingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427at the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,”then allH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971cameH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. NowIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478had fledנָ֖סnasH5127,eachH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.LavH168.
9And allH3605the peopleH5971were quarrelingנָד֔וֹןna.DonH1777throughoutH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of IsraelH3478,sayingH559, “The kingH4428rescuedהִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀hi.tzi.La.nuH5337us from thehandsמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesH340andsavedמִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙mi.le.Ta.nuH4422us from thehandsמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,but nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258he has fledבָּרַ֥חba.RachH1272out of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776from Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.
10However, AbsalomH53,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we anointedמָשַׁ֣חְנוּma.Shach.nuH4886overH5921us, has diedמֵ֖תmetH4191in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.NowH6258then, whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100areH2790you silentמַחֲרִשִׁ֖יםma.cha.ri.ShimH2790about bringingלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428backH7725?”
11Then KingH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971word toZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696to the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘WhyH4100are you the lastאַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314to bringלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,since the wordוּדְבַר֙u.de.VarH1697of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has comeבָּ֥אba'H935to the kingH4428, evento his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004?
13And sayתֹּֽמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559toAmasaוְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, ‘Are you not my boneH6106and my fleshH1320?May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213soכֹּ֣הkohH3541to me, and moreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִם־'im-H518you will not becommanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצָבָ֞אtza.Va'H6635for me continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117,inH8478placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.’”
14So he turnedוַיַּ֛טvai.YatH5186the heartsלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824of allH3605the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063as oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,so that they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971wordto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, saying, “Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725,you and allH3605your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.”
15The kingH4428then returnedH7725and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383. And the men ofJudahH3063cameבָּ֣אba'H935toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537in order to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the kingH4428,to escortH5674the kingH4428acrossH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
16ThenShimeiשִׁמְעִ֤יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Geraגֵּרָא֙ge.Ra'H1617,the BenjaminiteH1145whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was from Bahurimמִבַּֽחוּרִ֑יםmi.ba.chu.RimH980,hurriedוַיְמַהֵ֗רvay.ma.HerH4116and cameH3381downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381with the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063to meetH7122KingH4428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
17And there were a thousandוְאֶ֨לֶףve.'E.lefH505menH376of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִן֒mi.bin.ya.MinH1144with him, andZibaוְצִיבָ֗אve.tzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֚עַרNa.'arH5288of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and his fifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥רva.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568H6240sonsH1121and his twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650with him; and they rushedוְצָלְח֥וּve.tza.le.ChuH6743to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingH4428.
18Then they crossedH5674the shallowH5679placesH5679repeatedlyto bringH5674overH5674the king’sH4428householdH1004,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213whatH2896wasH2896goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869.And Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096the sonH1121of Geraגֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'H1617fellH5307downH5307beforeH6440the kingH4428as he was about to crossH5674the JordanH3383.
19And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingH4428, “May my lordאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113not considerיַחֲשָׁב־ya.cha.shov-H2803me guiltyעָוֹן֒'a.VonH5771,norH408callH2142toH2142mindH2142whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650didH5753wrongH5753on the dayבַּיּ֕וֹםbai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingH4428wentH3318outH3318from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389,so that the kingH4428wouldtakeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760itto heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
20For your servantH5650knowsיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that I have sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398;so beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,I have comeבָ֣אתִיVa.tiH935todayH3117,the firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to goH3381downH3381to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122my lordH113the kingH4428.”
21But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870respondedוַיַּ֨עַן וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH6030H559, “Should Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֑יshim.'IH8096not be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191for thisH2088,the factH3588that he cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”
22Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732then saidH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is there between you and me, you sonsH1121of ZeruiahH6870,that you should be an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.TanH7854to me todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?Should anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191toH4191deathי֤וּמַתYu.matH4191in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?For do I not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I am kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?”
24ThenMephiboshethוּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648thegrandsonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH3381downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the kingH4428; buthe had neitherH3808tendedH6213toH6213his feetרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272,norH3808trimmedH6213his mustacheשְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.MoH8222,norH3808washedכִבֵּ֔סkhi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899sinceלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117the kingH4428departedלֶ֣כֶתLe.khetH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117he cameבָּ֥אba'H935homein peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.
26So he saidH559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428,my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650betrayedרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411me; for your servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559, ‘I willsaddleאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280the donkeyהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543for myself so that I may rideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392on it and goH1980with the kingH4428,’sinceH3588your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650cannotH6455walkH6455.
27Furthermore,he has slanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270your servantH5650to my lordH113the kingH4428;but my lordH113the kingH4428islike the angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,therefore doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213whatH2896isH2896goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in your sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
28Forallכָּל־kol-H3605my father’sאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004was onlyלֹ֨א אִם־lo' 'im-H3808H3588H518peopleH376worthyof deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194to my lordH113the kingH4428;yet you placedוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896your servantH5650among those who ateבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at your own tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.So whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100rightצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666do I stillעוֹד֙'OdH5750haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426, that I shouldcomplainוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750to the kingH4428?”
29So the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “WhyH4100do you stillH5750speakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696of your affairsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697? I havedecidedאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘You and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717shall divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.’”
30And Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙me.fi.Vo.shetH4648saidH559to the kingH4428, “Let him evenגַּ֥םgamH1571takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947it allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605,sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־'A.cha.rei 'a.Sher-H310H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428has comeבָּ֞אba'H935safelyבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965to his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.”
31NowBarzillaiוּבַרְזִלַּי֙u.var.zi.LaiH1271the Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִ֔יha.gil.'a.DiH1569had comeיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381downH3381from Rogelimמֵרֹגְלִ֑יםme.ro.ge.LimH7274;and he wentH5674onH5674to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383with the kingH4428toescortלְשַׁלְּח֖וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971him over the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ha.vai.yar.denH3383.
32BarzillaiH1271wasH2204veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204:eightyשְׁמֹנִ֖יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121; and he hadprovidedH3557the kingH4428foodH3557while he stayedבְּשִׁיבָת֣וֹve.shi.va.ToH7871in Mahanaimבְמַחֲנַ֔יִםve.ma.cha.Na.yimH4266,for he was a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376.
35I amnowH3117eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121.Can I distinguishהַאֵדַ֣ע׀ha.'e.Da'H3045betweenבֵּין־bein-H996goodט֣וֹבTovH2896and badלְרָ֗עle.Ra'H7451?Orאִם־'im-H518can your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650tasteיִטְעַ֤םyit.'AmH2938whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I eatאֹכַל֙'o.KhalH398or whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה'esh.TehH8354?Orאִם־'im-H518can I stillע֔וֹדodH5750hearאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of menH7891and womenH7891singingH7891?WhyH4100then should your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650be an addedעוֹד֙'OdH5750burdenלְמַשָּׂ֔אle.ma.Sa'H4853to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428?
37Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let your servantH5650returnיָֽשָׁב־ya.shov-H7725,so that I may dieוְאָמֻ֣תve.'a.MutH4191in my owncityבְּעִירִ֔יbe.'i.RiH5892nearH5973the graveקֶ֥בֶרKe.verH6913of my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1and my motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517.However, hereוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009is your servantH5650Chimhamכִמְהָ֗םkhim.HamH3643;let him crossיַעֲבֹ֧רya.'a.VorH5674overיַֽעֲבֹר֙ya.'a.VorH5674with my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428,and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213for him whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is goodט֖וֹבTovH2895in your sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ סbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”
38And the kingH4428answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ChimhamH3643shall crossיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674overיַֽעֲבֹר֙ya.'a.VorH5674with me, and I will doH6213for him whatH2896isH2896goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in your sightH5869;and whateverוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605H834yourequireתִּבְחַ֥רtiv.CharH977of me, I will doH6213for you.”
39AllH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971crossedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674overיַעֲבֹ֣רya.'a.VorH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383and the kingH4428crossedעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674too.The kingH4428thenkissedוַיִּשַּׁ֨קvai.yi.ShakH5401Barzillaiלְבַרְזִלַּי֙le.var.zi.LaiH1271and blessedוַיְבָ֣רֲכֵ֔הוּvay.Va.ra.Khe.huH1288him, and he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to his placeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ סlim.ko.MoH4725.
40Now the kingH4428wentוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674onוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,and Chimhamוְכִמְהָ֖ןve.khim.HanH3643wentעָבַ֣ר'a.VarH5674onעָבָ֑ר'a.VarH5674with him; and allH3605the peopleH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and alsoוְגַ֕םve.GamH1571halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677the peopleH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478accompaniedהֶעֱבִ֣ירוּvay.'e.vi.ruH5674the kingH4428.
41And beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,allH3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of IsraelH3478cameבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to the kingH4428and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingH4428, “Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have our brothersאַחֵ֜ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251,the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063,abductedגְּנָב֨וּךָge.na.Vu.khaH1589you and broughtH5674the kingH4428and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004and allH3605David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732menH376with him, overH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383?”
42Then allH3605the menH376of JudahH3063answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030the menH376of IsraelH3478, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingH4428is a closeקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138relativeH7138tous. Whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100then areH2734you angryH2734aboutH5921thisH2088matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697?Have we eatenH398atH398allH398at the king’sH4428expense, orאִם־'im-H518has anythingH5375been takenH5375for us?”
43But the menH376of IsraelH3478answeredH6030the menH376of JudahH3063and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “We have tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235partsיָד֨וֹתya.DotH3027in the kingH4428, thereforewe alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571havemoreH4480claimon Davidבְּדָוִד֮be.da.VidH1732thanH4480you. Whyוּמַדּ֙וּעַ֙u.ma.Du.a'H4069then did you treatהֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִיhe.ki.lo.Ta.niH7043us withH7043contemptH7043? Was it not ouradviceH1697firstרִאשׁ֛וֹןri.ShonH7223to bringלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725backH7725our kingH4428?”Yet the wordsH1697of the menH376of JudahH3063wereH7185harsherH7185thanH4480the wordsH1697of the menH376of IsraelH3478.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19
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- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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