New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 19:37-40

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.KholH3605 H834yourequireתִּבְחַ֥רtiv.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.

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