Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 14:25-33

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.

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