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2 Samuel 13:34-38

34But Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272.And the young manהַנַּ֤עַרha.Na.'arH5288that kept the watchH6822lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֞אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֔יוei.noH5869,and lookedH7200,and, behold, there cameהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980muchרַ֜בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971by the wayH1870of the hillהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022sideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

35And Jonadabיֽוֹנָדָב֙yo.na.DavH3122saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold, the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121comeבָּ֑אוּBa.'uH935:as thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650saidכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697, so it is.

36And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an endכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹke.kha.lo.ToH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּ֗רle.da.BerH1696,that, behold, the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935,and lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058:and the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428also and all his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650weptבָּכ֕וּba.KhuH1058veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966soreבְּכִ֖י גָּד֥וֹלbe.Khi ga.DolH1419 H1065.

37But Absalomוְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272,and wentH3212to Talmaiתַּלְמַ֥יtal.MaiH8526,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammihudעַמִּיה֖וּדa.mi.churH5989 H5991,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Geshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650. And Davidmournedוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֥לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121every dayהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

38So Absalomוְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹםve.'av.sha.LomH53fledבָּרַ֖חba.RachH1272,and wentH3212to Geshurגְּשׁ֑וּרge.ShurH1650,and was there threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

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