Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 15:32-37

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.

37So Hushaiחוּשַׁ֛יchu.ShaiH2365David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םve.'av.sha.LomH53cameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935into Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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