New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 19:1-4

1Then it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046to Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the kingH4428is weepingH1058and he mournsוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for AbsalomH53.”

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.

4And the kingH4428coveredלָאַ֣טla.'AtH3813his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440andcriedH2199outH2199with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, “My sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,my sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,my sonבְנִֽי׃ סve.NiH1121!”

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