Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 16:9-13

9Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Why should this deadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֤לֶבha.Ke.levH3611curseיְקַלֵּ֞לye.ka.LelH7043my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?let me go overאֶעְבְּרָה־'e'.be.rah-H5674,I pray thee, and take offוְאָסִ֥ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ סro.ShoH7218.

10And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What have I to do with you, ye sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Zeruiahצְרֻיָ֑הtze.ru.YahH6870?so let him curseיְקַלֵּ֗לye.ka.LelH7043,because Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath saidאָ֤מַר'A.marH559unto him, Curseקַלֵּ֣לka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732.Who shall then sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Wherefore hast thou done soעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?

11And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52,and to all his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,Behold, my sonבְנִ֛יve.NiH1121,which came forthיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318of my bowelsמִמֵּעַ֖יmi.me.'AiH4578,seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315: how much more now may thisBenjamiteH1145do it?let him aloneH3240,and let him curseוִֽיקַלֵּ֔לvi.ka.LelH7043;for Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath biddenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559him.

12It may be that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will lookיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on mine afflictionבְּעֵינִ֑יbe.'o.niH6040 H5869,and that Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068will requiteוְהֵשִׁ֨יבve.he.ShivH7725me goodטוֹבָ֔הto.VahH2896for his cursingקִלְלָת֖וֹki.la.ToH7045this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13And as Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוva.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212by the wayבַּדָּ֑רֶךְ סba.Da.rekhH1870,Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֡יve.shim.'IH8096went alongH1980on the hill’sהָהָ֜רha.HarH2022sideבְּצֵ֨לַעbe.Tze.la'H6763over againstלְעֻמָּת֗וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, and cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043as he wentH1980,and threwוַיְסַקֵּ֤לvay.sa.KelH5619stonesבָּֽאֲבָנִים֙ba.'a.va.NimH68atלְעֻמָּת֔וֹle.'u.ma.ToH5980him, and castוְעִפַּ֖רve.'i.ParH6080dustבֶּעָפָֽר׃ פbe.'a.FarH6083.

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