Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 15:13-17

13And there cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935a messengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The heartsלֶב־lev-H3820of the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478are afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14And Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all his servantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650that werewith him at Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965,and let us fleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272; for we shall not elseescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:make speedמַהֲר֣וּma.ha.RuH4116to departH3212,lest he overtakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381us suddenlyיְמַהֵ֤רye.ma.HerH4116,and bringוְהִדִּ֤יחַve.hi.Di.achH5080evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451upon us, and smiteוְהִכָּ֥הve.hi.KahH5221the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15And the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold, thy servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are ready to dowhatsoever my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall appointיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428went forthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and all his householdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him. And the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftוַיַּעֲזֹ֣בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenנָשִׁ֛יםna.ShimH802, which wereconcubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370,to keepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428went forthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him, and tarriedוַיַּעַמְד֖וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in a placeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004that was far offהַמֶּרְחָֽק׃ha.mer.ChakH1023 H4801.

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