Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 15:1-19

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterמֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reiH310this, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53preparedוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213him achariotמֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.VahH4818andhorsesוְסֻסִ֑יםve.su.SimH5483, andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376torunרָצִ֥יםra.TzimH7323beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

2AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53roseH7925upH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכִּים֙ve.hish.KimH7925, andstoodוְעָמַ֕דve.'a.MadH5975besideעַל־'al-H5921thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179: and it wassoH7121, that whenanyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376had asuitרִיב֩rivH7379whichH834shouldcomeלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֗טla.mish.PatH4941, thenAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֤וֹם'av.sha.LomH53calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, OfwhatH834cityעִיר֙'irH5892art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650is of one of thetribesשִׁבְטֵֽי־shiv.tei-H7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3AndAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200, thymattersדְבָרֶ֖ךָde.va.Re.khaH1697aregoodטוֹבִ֣יםto.VimH2896andrightוּנְכֹחִ֑יםu.ne.kho.ChimH5228; but there isnoH369manH369deputed of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428tohearוְשֹׁמֵ֥עַve.sho.Me.a'H8085thee.

4Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559moreoverיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961,OhH4310that I weremadeיְשִׂמֵ֥נִיye.si.Me.niH7760judgeשֹׁפֵ֖טsho.FetH8199in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776, thateveryH3605manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hathanyH3605suitH7379orcauseH7379mightcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935untomeוְעָלַ֗יve.'a.LaiH5921, and I woulddoH4310himjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941!

5And it wassoH7971, that whenanyH376manH376cameוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961nigh todoH3027him obeisance, heputH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027, andtookH2388holdוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388of him, andkissedוְנָ֥שַׁקve.Na.shakH5401him.

6And on thismannerכַּדָּבָ֤רka.da.VarH1697didH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֜וֹם'av.sha.LomH53toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428forjudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941:soH6213Absalomאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomH53stoleוַיְגַנֵּב֙vay.ga.NevH1589theheartsלֵ֖בlevH3820of themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקֵּ֖ץmi.KetzH7093offortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141, thatAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, IprayH4994thee,letH4994meאֶל־'el-H413goH1961andpayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛םva.'a.sha.LemH7999myvowנִדְרִ֛יnid.RiH5088,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havevowedנָדַ֥רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

8For thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650vowedנָדַ֣רna.DarH5087avowנֵ֙דֶר֙ne.derH5088whileH3588IabodeH3427atGeshurבִגְשׁ֛וּרvig.ShurH1650inSyriaבַּאֲרָ֖םba.'a.RamH758,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallindeedH3588bringיְשִׁיבֵ֤נִיye.shi.Ve.niH7725meH7725againH7725toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, then I willserveוְעָבַדְתִּ֖יve.'a.vad.TiH5647theLORDיְהוָֽהYah.wehH3068.

9And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him,GoH6965inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965.SoH6965hearoseH6965, andwentH6965toHebronחֶבְרֽוֹנָה׃ פchev.Ro.nahH2275.

10ButAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֔יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270throughoutH3605allH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As soon as yehearכְּשָׁמְעֲכֶם֙ke.sha.me.'a.KhemH8085thesoundק֣וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשֹּׁפָ֔רha.sho.FarH7782, then ye shallsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֕םva.'a.mar.TemH559,Absalomאַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomH53iskingמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427inHebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃be.chev.RonH2275.

11And withAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53wentהָלְכ֞וּha.le.KhuH1980twoH3808hundredמָאתַ֤יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376outH3045ofJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that wereinvitedקְרֻאִ֖יםke.ru.'ImH7121, andwentוְהֹלְכִ֣יםve.ho.le.KhimH1980in their simplicity; and theyknewH3045notH3808anyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

12AndAbsalomאַ֠בְשָׁלוֹם'Av.sha.lomH53sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971forAhithophelאֲחִיתֹ֨פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302theGiloniteהַגִּֽילֹנִ֜יha.gi.lo.NiH1526,David’sדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732counsellor, from hiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892,evenH853fromGilohמִגִּלֹ֔הmi.gi.LohH1542,whileוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961heofferedבְּזָבְח֖וֹbe.za.ve.ChoH2076thesacrificesהַזְּבָחִ֑יםha.ze.va.ChimH2077. And theconspiracyהַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ke.sherH7195wasstrongאַמִּ֔ץ'a.MitzH533; for thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971increasedcontinuallyהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980withAbsalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

13And therecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935amessengerהַמַּגִּ֔ידha.ma.GidH5046toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Theheartsלֶב־lev-H3820of themenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478areafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Absalomאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃'av.sha.LomH53.

14AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650that were with him atJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,Ariseק֣וּמוּKu.muH6965, andletתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961usH5921fleeוְנִבְרָ֔חָהve.niv.Ra.chahH1272; forelseH6435noneלֹא־lo'-H3808ofusH5921shallescapeפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413fromAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53:makeH6965speedH4116to depart,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435heovertakeוְהִשִּׂגָ֙נוּ֙ve.hi.si.Ga.nuH5381usH5921quicklyH4116, andbringH4116downH5221evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451uponH5921usH5921, andsmiteH5221thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

15And theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are ready todoH3605whatsoeverH3605mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him, And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428leftH3318tenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235womenH802,whichH802wereconcubinesפִּֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםpi.lag.ShimH6370, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH3318forthH3318, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971afterבְּרַגְלָ֑יוbe.rag.LavH7272him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.

18Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650passedעֹבְרִ֣ים'oe.RimH5674onbesideעַל־'al-H5921him; andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thePelethitesהַפְּלֵתִ֑יha.pe.le.TiH6432, andallוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605theGittitesהַגִּתִּ֞יםha.gi.TimH1663,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935afterעַל־'al-H5921him fromGathמִגַּ֔תmi.GatH1661,passedעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674onbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toIttaiאִתַּ֣י'i.TaiH863theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, Wherefore goest thou also withusאֶל־'el-H413?returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725, andabideוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428: for thou art astrangerנָכְרִ֣יna.khe.RiH5237, and also anexileגֹּלֶ֥הgo.LehH1540;returnH7725to thineownעִם־'im-H5973placeלִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃lim.ko.Me.chaH4725.

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