Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 14

1Now Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870perceivedוַיֵּ֖דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartלֵ֥בlevH3820wastoward Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

2And Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Tekoahתְּק֔וֹעָהte.Ko.'ahH8620,and fetchedוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947thence a wiseחֲכָמָ֑הcha.kha.MahH2450womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mournerהִֽתְאַבְּלִי־hit.'a.be.li-H56,and put onוְלִבְשִׁי־ve.liv.shi-H3847now mourningאֵ֗בֶל'E.velH60apparelבִגְדֵי־vig.dei-H899,and anointתָּס֙וּכִי֙ta.Su.khiH5480not thyself with oilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081,but be as a womanכְּאִשָּׁ֗הke.'i.ShahH802that had a longרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117mournedמִתְאַבֶּ֖לֶתmit.'a.Be.letH56for the deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191:

3And comeוּבָאת֙u.vaTH935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and speakוְדִבַּ֥רְתְּve.di.BartH1696on this mannerכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697unto him. So Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in her mouthבְּפִֽיהָ׃be.Fi.haH6310.

4And when the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802of Tekoahהַתְּקֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621spakeוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she fellוַתִּפֹּ֧לva.ti.PolH5307on her faceאַפֶּ֛יהָ'a.Pei.haH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and did obeisanceוַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812,and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Helpהוֹשִׁ֥עָהho.Shi.'ahH3467,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

5And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto her, What aileth thee? And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amindeedאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61a widowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּֽׁה־'i.shah-H802,and mine husbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376is deadוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

6And thy handmaidוּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙u.le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198had twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,and they twoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147strove togetherוַיִּנָּצ֤וּvai.yi.na.TzuH5327in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, and there wasnone to partמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337them, but the oneהָאֶחָ֛דha.'e.ChadH259smoteוַיַּכּ֧וֹvai.ya.KoH5221the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259,and slewוַיָּ֥מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him.

7And, behold, the whole familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֜הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940is risenקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965against thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,and they saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Deliverתְּנִ֣י׀te.NiH5414him that smoteמַכֵּ֣הma.KehH5221his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,that we may killוּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙u.ne.mi.Te.huH4191him, for the lifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of his brotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whom he slewהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026;and we will destroyוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045the heirהַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁhai.yo.ReshH3423also: and so they shall quenchוְכִבּ֗וּve.khi.BuH3518my coalגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513which is leftשִׂיםsom-H7760,and shall not leaveנִשְׁאָ֔רָהnish.'A.rahH7604to my husbandלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376neithernameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034nor remainderוּשְׁאֵרִ֖יתu.she.'e.RitH7611uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.

8And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,GoH3212to thine houseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,and I will give chargeאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680concerning thee.

9And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802of Tekoahהַתְּקוֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the iniquityהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771beon me, and on my father’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and the kingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and his throneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678beguiltlessנָקִֽי׃ סna.KiH5355.

10And the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whosoever saithהַֽמְדַבֵּ֤רham.da.BerH1696oughtunto thee, bringוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935him to me, and he shall not touchלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060thee any moreיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254.

11Then saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559she, I pray thee, let the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,that thou wouldest not suffer the revengersגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350of bloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843any moreמֵהַרְבַּ֞תme.har.vitH7235,lest they destroyיַשְׁמִ֖ידוּyash.Mi.duH8045my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, AsYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,there shall not one hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of thy sonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307to the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

12Then the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Let thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198,I pray thee, speakתְּדַבֶּר־te.da.ber-H1696onewordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Say onדַּבֵּֽרִי׃ סda.Be.riH1696.

13And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Wherefore then hast thou thoughtחָשַׁ֛בְתָּהcha.Shav.tahH2803such a thing against the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?for the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428doth speakוּמִדַּבֵּ֨רu.mid.da.BerH1696this thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697as one which is faultyכְּאָשֵׁ֔םke.'a.ShemH818,in that the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428doth not fetch home againהָשִׁ֥יבha.ShivH7725his banishedנִדְּחֽוֹ׃ni.de.ChoH5080.

14For we must needsמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieנָמ֔וּתna.MutH4191, and areas waterוְכַמַּ֙יִם֙ve.kha.Ma.yimH4325spiltהַנִּגָּרִ֣יםha.ni.ga.RimH5064on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,which cannot be gathered up againיֵאָסֵ֑פוּye.'a.Se.fuH622;neither doth Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430respectיִשָּׂ֤אyi.Sa'H5375anypersonנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:yet doth he deviseוְחָשַׁב֙ve.cha.ShavH2803meansמַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹתma.cha.sha.VotH4284,that his banishedיִדַּ֥חyi.DachH5080be not expelledנִדָּֽח׃ni.DachH5080from him.

15Now therefore that I am comeבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935to speakלְדַבֵּ֨רle.da.BerH1696of this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697unto my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, it isbecause the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971have made me afraidיֵֽרְאֻ֖נִיye.re.'U.niH3372:and thy handmaidשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shif.cha.te.KhaH8198saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,I will now speakאֲדַבְּרָה־'a.da.be.rah-H1696unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;it may be that the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will performיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213the requestדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of his handmaidאֲמָתֽוֹ׃'a.ma.ToH519.

16For the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428will hearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085,to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his handmaidאֲמָת֖וֹ'a.ma.ToH519out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376that woulddestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֨ידle.hash.MidH8045me and my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162out of the inheritanceמִֽנַּחֲלַ֖תmi.na.cha.LatH5159of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

17Then thine handmaidשִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔shif.Cha.te.khaH8198saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall now be comfortableלִמְנוּחָ֑הlim.nu.ChahH4496:for as an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, so ismy lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to discernלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896and badוְהָרָ֔עve.ha.Ra'H7451:Therefore Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will be with thee.

18Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the womanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Hideתְכַחֲדִ֤יte.kha.cha.DiH3582not from me, I pray thee, the thingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697that I shall askשֹׁאֵ֣לsho.'ElH7592thee. And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428now speakיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696.

19And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is notthe handהֲיַ֥דha.YadH3027of Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097with thee in all this? And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802answeredוַתַּ֣עַןva.Ta.'anH6030and saidוַתֹּ֡אמֶרva.To.merH559, Asthy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֩naf.she.KhaH5315livethחֵֽי־chei-H2416,my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,noneH376canאִ֣שׁ׀'ishH786turn to the right handלְהֵמִ֣יןle.he.MinH3231or to the leftוּלְהַשְׂמִ֗ילu.le.has.MilH8041from ought that my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hath spokenדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696:for thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,he badeצִוָּ֔נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, and he putשָׂ֚םSamH7760all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310of thine handmaidשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔shif.cha.te.KhaH8198:

20Toלְבַעֲב֤וּרle.va.'a.VurH5668fetch aboutסַבֵּב֙sa.BevH5437this formפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of speechהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697hath thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097doneעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:and my lordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113iswiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450,according to the wisdomכְּחָכְמַת֙ke.cha.khe.MatH2451of an angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to knowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045all things that arein the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

21And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Behold now, I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:goH3212therefore, bringהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725the young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53againH7725.

22And Joabיוֹאָ֨בyo.'AvH3097fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776on his faceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself, and thankedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:and Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To dayהַיּוֹם֩hai.yOmH3117thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650knowethיָדַ֨עya.Da'H3045that I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,in that the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hath fulfilledעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the requestדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of his servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃av.dekhH5650.

23So Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212to Geshurגְּשׁ֑וּרָהge.Shu.rahH1650,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

24And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let him turnיִסֹּ֣בyi.SoH5437to his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and let him not seeיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200my faceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440.So Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53returnedוַיִּסֹּ֤בvai.yi.SoH5437to his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and sawרָאָֽה׃ סra.'AhH7200not the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

25But in all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478there was noneאִישׁ־'ish-H376to be so muchמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966praisedלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984as Absalomוּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.LomH53for his beautyיָפֶ֛הya.PehH3303:from the soleמִכַּ֤ףmi.KafH3709of his footרַגְלוֹ֙rag.LoH7272even to the crown of his headקָדְקֳד֔וֹka.de.ko.DoH6936there was no blemishמֽוּם׃MumH3971in him.

26And when he polledוּֽבְגַלְּחוֹ֮u.ve.ga.le.ChoH1548his headרֹאשׁוֹ֒ro.ShoH7218, (for it was at every year’sH3117endמִקֵּ֨ץmi.KetzH7093that he polledיְגַלֵּ֔חַye.ga.Le.achH1548it: because the hairwas heavyH3513on him, therefore he polledוְגִלְּח֑וֹve.gi.le.ChoH1548it:) he weighedוְשָׁקַל֙ve.sha.KalH8254the hairשְׂעַ֣רse.'ArH8181of his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218at two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255after the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428weightבְּאֶ֥בֶןbe.'E.venH68.

27And unto Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53there were bornוַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּvai.yi.val.DuH3205threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,and oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259daughterוּבַ֥תu.VatH1323,whose nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559:she was a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of a fairיְפַ֥תye.FatH3303countenanceמַרְאֶֽה׃ פmar.'EhH4758.

28So Absalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427two fullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and sawרָאָֽה׃ra.'AhH7200not the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

29Therefore Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971for Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,to have sentלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971him to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;but he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to him: and when he sent againוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971the second timeשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145,he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not comeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

30Therefore he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650,Seeרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200,Joab’sיוֹאָ֤בyo.'AvH3097fieldחֶלְקַ֨תchel.KatH2513is nearH413mineיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027,and he hath barleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184there; goH3212and setוְהַצִּית֣וּהָve.ho.tzi.tei.haH3341it on fireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784.And Absalom’sאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵ֧י'av.DeiH5650setוַיַּצִּ֜תוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341the fieldהַחֶלְקָ֖הha.chel.KahH2513on fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

31Then Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53unto hishouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore have thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֛ךָ'a.va.De.khaH5650setהִצִּ֧יתוּhi.Tzi.tuH3341my fieldהַחֶלְקָ֥הha.chel.KahH2513on fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784?

32And Absalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097,Behold, I sentשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Comeבֹּ֣אbo'H935hither, that I may sendוְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ve.'esh.le.ChahH7971thee to the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,to sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Wherefore am I comeבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935from Geshurמִגְּשׁ֔וּרmi.ge.ShurH1650? it had beengoodט֥וֹבTovH2896for me to have beenthere still: now therefore let me seeאֶרְאֶה֙'er.'EhH7200the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440;and if there beיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426anyiniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771in me, let him killוֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ve.he.mi.Ta.niH4191me.

33So Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428,and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him: and when he had calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53,he cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself on his faceאַפָּ֛יו'a.PavH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:and the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.LomH53.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 14