Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 18:17-18

17And they tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993him into a greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419pitהַפַּ֣חַתha.Pa.chatH6354in the woodבַיַּ֙עַר֙vai.Ya.'arH3293,and laidוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419heapגַּל־gal-H1530of stonesאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68upon him: and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.he.loH168.

18Now Absalomוְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣םve.'av.sha.LomH53in his lifetimeבְחַיָּיו֙ve.cha.yavH2416had takenלָקַ֗חla.KachH3947and reared upוַיַּצֶּב־vai.ya.tzev-H5324for himself a pillarמַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ma.Tze.vetH4678, which isin the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428daleבְּעֵֽמֶק־be.'e.mek-H6010:for he saidאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,I have no sonבֵ֔ןVenH1121to keep my nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034in remembranceהַזְכִּ֣ירhaz.KirH2142:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the pillarלַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙la.ma.Tze.vetH4678after his own nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034:and it is calledוַיִּקָּ֤רֵאvai.yi.Ka.re'H7121unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם'av.sha.LomH53placeיַ֣דyadH3027.

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