Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 14:25-33

25Nowהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961inallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478there wasnoneלֹא־lo'-H3808to besoהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961muchH3605praisedלְהַלֵּ֣לle.ha.LelH1984asAbsalomוּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםu.khe.'av.sha.LomH53for his beauty: from thesoleמִכַּ֤ףmi.KafH3709of hisfootרַגְלוֹ֙rag.LoH7272evenוְעַ֣דve.'AdH5704to thecrownH6936of hisheadH6936there wasnoלֹא־lo'-H3808blemishמֽוּם׃MumH3971in him.

26And when he polled hisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֒ro.ShoH7218, (nowוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961it was ateveryH3117year’sendמִקֵּ֨ץmi.KetzH7093that he polled it:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thehairשְׂעַ֣רse.'ArH8181washeavyH3513on him, therefore he polled it:) heweighedוְשָׁקַל֙ve.sha.KalH8254thehairH8181of hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218attwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255,afterעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428weightבְּאֶ֥בֶןbe.'E.venH68.

27And untoAbsalomלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙le.'av.sha.lOmH53there werebornוַיִּֽוָּלְד֤וּvai.yi.val.DuH3205threeשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, and onedaughterוּבַ֥תu.VatH1323,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמָ֣הּu.she.MahH8034wasTamarתָּמָ֑רta.MarH8559:sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931was awomanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of afairיְפַ֥תye.FatH3303countenance.

28AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twoH3808fullיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117yearsשְׁנָתַ֣יִםshe.na.Ta.yimH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; and hesawרָאָֽה׃ra.'AhH7200notH3808theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

29ThenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971forJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097, tosendלִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achH7971him to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; but he wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to him: and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971againעוֹד֙'OdH5750asecondשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145time, but he wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808comeלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

30Therefore hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650,Seeרְאוּ֩re.'UH7200,Joab’sיוֹאָ֤בyo.'AvH3097fieldחֶלְקַ֨תchel.KatH2513isnearשָׁ֣םshamH8033mine, and he hathbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184there; go andsetוְהַצִּית֣וּהָve.ho.tzi.tei.haH3341it onfireבָאֵ֑שׁva.'EshH784. AndAbsalom’sאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם'av.sha.LomH53servantsעַבְדֵ֧י'av.DeiH5650setוַיַּצִּ֜תוּvai.ya.Tzi.tuH3341thefieldהַחֶלְקָ֖הha.chel.KahH2513onfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פba.'EshH784.

31ThenJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53unto hishouseהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore have thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֛ךָ'a.va.De.khaH5650setH6965myfieldהַחֶלְקָ֥הha.chel.KahH2513onfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784?

32AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם'av.sha.LomH53answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Joabיוֹאָ֡בyo.'AvH3097,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, IsentH7971unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Comeבֹּ֣אbo'H935hither, that I maysendH7971thee to thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, tosayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Wherefore am Icomeבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935fromGeshurמִגְּשׁ֔וּרmi.ge.ShurH1650? it werebetterט֥וֹבTovH2896formeH413to be therestillעֹ֣ד'odH5750:nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeletH7971meH413seeאֶרְאֶה֙'er.'EhH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there beiniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771inmeH413,letH7971himkillוֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ve.he.mi.Ta.niH4191meH413.

33SoH7121Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him: and when he hadcalledH7121forAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53, hecameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812on hisfaceH6440to thegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: and thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428kissedוַיִּשַּׁ֥קvai.yi.ShakH5401Absalomלְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פle.'av.sha.LomH53.

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