New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 19:40-43

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.

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