Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 15:24-36

24And lo Zadokצָד֜וֹקtza.DokH6659also, and all the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881werewith him, bearingנֹֽשְׂאִים֙no.se.'ImH5375the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and they set downוַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.Tzi.kuH3332the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;and Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54went upוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,until all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971had doneתֹּ֥םtomH8552passingלַעֲב֥וֹרla.'a.VorH5674out of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

25And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Zadokלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659,Carry backהָשֵׁ֛בha.ShevH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:if I shall findאֶמְצָ֥א'em.Tza'H4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,he will bring me againוֶהֱשִׁבַ֕נִיve.he.shi.Va.niH7725,and shewוְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niH7200me bothit, and his habitationנָוֵֽהוּ׃na.Ve.huH5116:

26But if he thus sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,I have no delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654in thee; behold, here amI, let him doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to me as seemethבְּעֵינָֽיו׃ סbe.'ei.NavH5869goodH2896unto him.

27The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559also unto Zadokצָד֣וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Art notthou a seerהֲרוֹאֶ֣הha.ro.'EhH7200?returnשֻׁ֥בָהShu.vahH7725into the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,and your twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147sonsבִּנְךָ֜bin.KhaH1121with you, Ahimaazוַאֲחִימַ֨עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290thy sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֧ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבְנֵיכֶ֖םve.nei.KhemH1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54.

28Seeרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200,I will tarryמִתְמַהְמֵ֔הַּmit.mah.Me.ahH4102in the plainבְּעַֽרְב֖וֹתbe.'av.rotH5679 H6160of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,until there comeבּ֥וֹאBo'H935wordדָבָ֛רda.VarH1697from you to certifyלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046me.

29Zadokצָד֧וֹקtza.DokH6659therefore and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֛רve.'ev.ya.TarH54carriedH7725the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430againH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and they tarriedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427there.

30And Davidוְדָוִ֡דve.da.VidH1732went upעֹלֶה֩'o.LehH5927by the ascentבְמַעֲלֵ֨הve.ma.'a.LehH4608of mountOlivetהַזֵּיתִ֜יםha.zei.TimH2132,and weptוּבוֹכֶ֗הu.vo.KhehH1058as he went upעֹלֶ֣ה׀'o.LehH5927,and had his headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218coveredחָפ֔וּיcha.FuiH2645,and he wentהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980barefootיָחֵ֑ףya.ChefH3182:and all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that waswith him coveredחָפוּ֙cha.FuH2645every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and they went upוְעָל֥וּve.'a.LuH5927,weepingוּבָכֹֽה׃u.va.KhohH1058as they went upעָלֹ֖ה'a.LohH5927.

31And onetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302isamong the conspiratorsבַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖יםba.ko.she.RimH7194with Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53.And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,O Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,I pray thee, turn the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302into foolishnessסַכֶּל־sa.kel-H5528.

32And it came to pass, that whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732was comeבָּ֣אba'H935to the topהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218of the mount,where he worshippedיִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,behold, Hushaiחוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiH2365the Architeהָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.KiH757came to meetH7125him with his coatכֻּתָּנְתּ֔וֹku.ta.ne.ToH3801rentקָר֙וּעַ֙ka.Ru.a'H7167,and earthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218:

33Unto whom Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,If thou passest onעָבַ֣רְתָּ'a.Var.taH5674with me, then thou shalt be a burdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853unto me:

34But if thou returnתָּשׁ֗וּבta.ShuvH7725to the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53,I will be thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֨'av.de.KhaH5650,O kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428; as I have beenthy father’sאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1servantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650hithertoמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227, so will I now also bethy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650:then mayest thou for me defeatוְהֵפַרְתָּ֣הve.he.far.TahH6565the counselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃'a.chi.To.felH302.

35And hast thounot there with thee Zadokצָד֥וֹקtza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548? therefore it shall be, thatwhat thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697soever thou shalt hearתִּשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'H8085out of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,thou shalt tellתַּגִּ֕ידta.GidH5046itto Zadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

36Behold, they havethere with them their twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.nei.HemH1121,Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֣עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290Zadok’sלְצָד֔וֹקle.tza.DokH6659son,and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083Abiathar’sלְאֶבְיָתָ֑רle.'ev.ya.TarH54son;and by themבְּיָדָם֙be.ya.DamH3027ye shall sendוּשְׁלַחְתֶּ֤םu.she.lach.TemH7971unto me every thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that ye can hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃tish.Ma.'uH8085.

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