Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 19:9-15

9And all the peopleH5971were at strifeנָד֔וֹןna.DonH1777throughout all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of IsraelH3478,sayingH559,The kingH4428savedהִצִּילָ֣נוּ׀hi.tzi.La.nuH5337us out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesאֹיְבֵ֗ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,and he deliveredמִלְּטָ֙נוּ֙mi.le.Ta.nuH4422us out of the handמִכַּ֣ףmi.KafH3709of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430;and now he is fledבָּרַ֥חba.RachH1272out of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776for Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

10And AbsalomH53,whom we anointedמָשַׁ֣חְנוּma.Shach.nuH4886over us, is deadמֵ֖תmetH4191in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.Now therefore why speakמַחֲרִשִׁ֖יםma.cha.ri.ShimH2790ye not a word of bringingH7725the kingH4428backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725?

11And kingH4428Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to Zadokצָד֨וֹקtza.DokH6659and to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֥ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֮ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696unto the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Why are ye the lastאַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314to bringלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the kingH4428backלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004?seeing the speechוּדְבַר֙u.de.VarH1697of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is comeבָּ֥אba'H935to the kingH4428, evento his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

12Ye aremy brethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251, ye aremy bonesעַצְמִ֥י'atz.MiH6106and my fleshוּבְשָׂרִ֖יu.ve.sa.RiH1320:wherefore then are ye the lastH314to bring backH7725the kingH4428?

13And sayתֹּֽמְר֔וּto.me.RuH559ye to Amasaוְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ve.la.'a.ma.Sa'H6021, Artthou not of my boneH6106,and of my fleshH1320?Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213so to me, and moreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254also, if thou be not captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצָבָ֞אtza.Va'H6635beforeלְפָנַ֛יle.fa.NaiH6440me continuallyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117in the roomתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

14And he bowedוַיַּ֛טvai.YatH5186the heartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824of all the menאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, even as the heart ofoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376;so that they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971this wordunto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Returnשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725thou, and all thy servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650.

15So the kingH4428returnedH7725,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383.And JudahH3063cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לָהha.gil.Ga.lahH1537,to goH3212to meetH7125the kingH4428,to conductH5674the kingH4428overH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

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