New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 19:9-15

9And allH3605the peopleH5971were quarrelingנָד֔וֹןna.DonH1777throughoutH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of IsraelH3478,sayingH559, “The kingH4428rescuedהִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀hi.tzi.La.nuH5337us from thehandsמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesH340andsavedמִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙mi.le.Ta.nuH4422us from thehandsמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,but nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258he has fledבָּרַ֥חba.RachH1272out of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776from Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10However, AbsalomH53,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we anointedמָשַׁ֣חְנוּma.Shach.nuH4886overH5921us, has diedמֵ֖תmetH4191in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.NowH6258then, whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100areH2790you silentמַחֲרִשִׁ֖יםma.cha.ri.ShimH2790about bringingלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428backH7725?”

11Then KingH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971word toZadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696to the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘WhyH4100are you the lastאַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314to bringלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,since the wordוּדְבַר֙u.de.VarH1697of allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478has comeבָּ֥אba'H935to the kingH4428, evento his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004?

12You are my brothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251;you are my boneעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106and my fleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320.WhyH4100then should you be the lastH314to bringלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428?’

13And sayתֹּֽמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559toAmasaוְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, ‘Are you not my boneH6106and my fleshH1320?May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213soכֹּ֣הkohH3541to me, and moreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִם־'im-H518you will not becommanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצָבָ֞אtza.Va'H6635for me continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117,inH8478placeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.’”

14So he turnedוַיַּ֛טvai.YatH5186the heartsלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824of allH3605the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063as oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,so that they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971wordto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, saying, “Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725,you and allH3605your servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.”

15The kingH4428then returnedH7725and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383. And the men ofJudahH3063cameבָּ֣אba'H935toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537in order to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the kingH4428,to escortH5674the kingH4428acrossH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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