Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 19:1-4

1And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Joabלְיוֹאָ֑בle.yo.'AvH3097,Behold, the kingH4428weepethH1058and mournethוַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖לvai.yit.'a.BelH56for AbsalomH53.

2And the victoryהַתְּשֻׁעָ֜הha.te.shu.'AhH8668that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117was turnedinto mourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60unto all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:for the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117how the kingH4428was grievedנֶעֱצַ֥בne.'e.TzavH6087for his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

3And the peopleH5971gatלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935them by stealthוַיִּתְגַּנֵּ֥בvai.yit.ga.NevH1589that dayH3117into the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,as peopleH5971being ashamedהַנִּכְלָמִ֔יםha.nikh.la.MimH3637steal awayיִתְגַּנֵּ֗בyit.ga.NevH1589when they fleeבְּנוּסָ֖םbe.nu.SamH5127in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4But the kingוְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ve.ha.Me.lekhH4428coveredלָאַ֣טla.'AtH3813his faceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,and the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428criedוַיִּזְעַ֥קvai.yiz.'AkH2199with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,O my sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,O Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,my sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,my sonבְנִֽי׃ סve.NiH1121!

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