2 Samuel 19
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2 Samuel 19:18-23

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?”
23So the kingH4428saidH559to Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֖יshim.'IH8096, “You shall not dieH4191.”The kingH4428also sworeוַיִּשָּׁ֥בַֽעvai.yi.Sha.va'H7650to him.
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