New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 19:1-8

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!”

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!”

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.

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