Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 15:1-5

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.

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