Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 15:2-4

2And Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53rose up earlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925,and stoodוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideיַ֖דyadH3027the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and it was so,that when any manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376that had a controversyרִיב֩rivH7379cameלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941,then Absalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Of whatאֵֽי־'ei-H335cityעִיר֙'irH5892artthou? And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650isof oneמֵאַחַ֥דme.'a.ChadH259of the tribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3And Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200,thy mattersדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697aregoodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896and rightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228; but there is no man deputedof the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428to hearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085thee.

4Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559moreover, Oh that I were madeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,that every manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376which hath any suitרִ֥יבrivH7379or causeוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941might comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935unto me, and I would do him justiceוְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ve.hitz.dak.TivH6663!

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