Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 19:41-43

41And, behold, all the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of IsraelH3478cameבָּאִ֣יםba.'ImH935to the kingH4428,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto the kingH4428,Why have our brethrenאַחֵ֜ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of JudahH3063stolen thee awayגְּנָב֨וּךָge.na.Vu.khaH1589,and have broughtH5674the kingH4428,and his householdבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,and all David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582with him, over Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383?

42And all the menH376of JudahH3063answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030the menH376of IsraelH3478,Because the kingH4428isnear of kinקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138to us: wherefore then be ye angryחָרָ֣הcha.RahH2734for this matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697?have we eatenהֶאָכ֤וֹלhe.'a.KholH398at allאָכַ֙לְנוּ֙'a.Khal.nuH398of the king’sH4428cost?or hath he givenנִשָּׂ֖אni.Sa'H5375us any giftנִשֵּׂ֥אתni.SetH5379?

43And the menH376of IsraelH3478answeredH6030the menH376of JudahH3063,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,We have tenעֶֽשֶׂר־'e.ser-H6235partsיָד֨וֹתya.DotH3027in the kingH4428,and weאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have also more rightin Davidבְּדָוִד֮be.da.VidH1732than ye: why then did ye despiseהֱקִלֹּתַ֔נִיhe.ki.lo.Ta.niH7043us, that our adviceH1697should not be firstרִאשׁ֛וֹןri.ShonH7223had in bringing backלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725our kingH4428?And the wordsH1697of the menH376of JudahH3063were fiercerוַיִּ֙קֶשׁ֙vai.Yi.keshH7185than the wordsH1697of the menH376of IsraelH3478.

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